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Reducing Road Deaths through a Chain of Responsibility
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 10/09/2014
» The road crash epidemic has plagued Thailand for decades and is a major cause of deaths, supply chain interruption and economic damage. Every year, about 13,000 people lose their lives on the roads, with an uncountable number ending up in hospital instead of at their destination. The Thailand Accident Research Centre estimated the economic losses from road accidents at 232 billion baht per year or 2.8% of GDP.
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.
Lessons on many fronts from unprecedented MH370 search
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 26/03/2014
» Monday’s announcement by the Malaysian government confirming that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 had crashed with no survivors in the Indian Ocean moves one of the most perplexing aviation mysteries from a search and rescue mission to a nearly impossible search and recovery process.
The show must go on (and shut down): event logistics
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 12/03/2014
» Bangkok has played host to many large-scale events over the years, but few have drawn such international attention as the recent anti-government Bangkok shutdown. With the streets now clear of blockades, and the seven big stages gone, the only reminders of the event are empty hotels, lingering editorials and a heavily fortified city park full of hiking tents.
Respect my delivery bangkok's logistics face test during civil unrest
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 15/01/2014
» Bangkok is no stranger to bloody protests on the streets. However, in a unique Thai way, these conflicts have always been relatively short-lived. Hopefully we will avoid irreparable damage similar to that inflicted on other great cities throughout the centuries.
A supply chain christmas
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 18/12/2013
» 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land,
Mitigating risk factors is never an accident
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 09/10/2013
» There have been some dramatic events in the news this year about major failures and incidents involving logistics infrastructure: train derailments, aircraft runway incidents, oil pipeline failures and horrendous transport accidents involving buses and heavy-load vehicles.
The palm Oil-Sustainability Trade-Off
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 13/02/2013
» Oil palm is a remarkably efficient crop that provides the majority of the world's vegetable oil and generates valuable revenue for the developing countries where it is grown. Trade value is US$50 billion a year for the commodity that goes into about half the products on supermarket shelves (soap, margarine, ice cream, noodles and chocolate, to name a few), but palm oil has struggled on the road to sustainability. It is even a candidate for some UK power plants as a cheap but unsustainable fossil-fuel alternative.
A supply chain christmas
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 19/12/2012
» 'Twas the night before christmas, the shop floor was bare