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The importance of reducing the impact of supplier risk in the global supply chain
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 05/04/2017
» Supplier risk is not a new concept. We continually face supplier risk in both personal and business environments: when we invest in the stock market, await the next version of a smartphone, or even when we purchase groceries. For most organisations, reducing the impact of supplier risk on their respective supply chains is a key priority.
ECR: From early collaboration to a logistics revolution
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 21/09/2016
» Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) is a strategic approach to improving services to consumers through close cooperation among retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers. Its primary aim is to develop and disseminate best practices in supply chains. The impact on the international retail industry in particular has been dramatic over the past two decades.
Managing supply chain risks in a changing world
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 18/11/2015
» The past 20 years have seen significant changes in global and local supply chains. With those changes has come considerable investment in both successful initiatives to improve operations and efficiency but also lost investment through failed ventures or supply chain disruption.
Ensuring that supply chain projects deliver results
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 17/06/2015
» One of the greatest challenges supply chain professionals face is ensuring new projects or improvement initiatives can deliver tangible business benefits.
Overcoming supply chain obstacles and remaining competitive
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 06/05/2015
» Businesses today must contend with many challenges including global competition, product life-cycle compression and, most importantly, rising customer power. Overlay onto that the significant changes that are occurring across Southeast Asia in preparation for integration under the Asean Economic Community.
Will there be sufficient logistics skills to meet region's future demand?
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 11/03/2015
» It is coming up to 20 years since I arrived in Asia, and for most of that time I have worked in the niche professional field of logistics and supply chain consulting. Today there are many logistics professionals employed by large companies in functional roles ranging from procurement and transport to warehousing and demand management, but very few consultants.
Honey, I shrank the warehouse
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 25/02/2015
» The main concern of nearly every logistics consultant is if companies were any smarter at managing their inventories, they would not need us. Put another way, there is no greater source of consulting opportunities than surplus inventory, and (much to my delight) this issue extends across nearly all industries and their multiple supply chains.
New expectations for supply-chain skills development
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 28/01/2015
» In our last article, we presented our State of the Nation for the Supply Chain as it applied to this region. We felt it challenged the readiness of many organisations to embrace supply-chain management (SCM) development opportunities, and in reality our message was clear. Many large organisations are not even mastering the basics and are struggling in how to establish appropriate supply-chain strategies and improvement initiatives that can support efficient cross-business processes while developing internal functional skills to support them.
Supply chain segmentation
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 16/07/2014
» If I were asked what are the most common logistics questions being asked by manufacturers, distributors and retailers, this would be my list:
Need for Asean Supply Chain Integration
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 04/06/2014
» Southeast Asian economic integration next year will create a competitive market of 600 million people with a combined GDP of $2.1 trillion, solid growth, low manufacturing costs and a rising middle class hungry for the consumer experience across 10 countries.