http://scrmblog.dumke.me/taxonomy/term/713/all en http://scrmblog.dumke.me/content/currency-risks-this-week-in-supply-chain-management-2627-2012 <div class="field field-name-field-picture field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://scrmblog.dumke.me/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/NewsIcon.jpg?itok=2X-4GZfB" width="80" height="80" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>I used the last two weeks to do a short bike trip, visiting my in-laws. From northern Germany (Bremen) to the middle (Fulda): 455km in three and a half days. My route contained virtually no ascents (beside the last 10km), but the distance was still quite demanding.<br /> So last weekend was mostly about recovery and I have the pleasure to read through all the articles from the last two weeks. The best of which are listed below.</p> <h5>Articles</h5> <ul> <li>Industry Week shares views on managing currency risk in the the supply chain. (<a href="http://www.industryweek.com/articles/viewpoint_managing_currency_risk_in_the_supply_chain_27684.aspx?Page=2&amp;SectionID=2" title="IW: Viewpoint: Managing Currency Risk in the Supply Chain">Industry Week</a>)</li> <li>Steve Baker from Logistics Viewpoints questions Apple&#8217;s status as the company with the best supply chain in the world. He concludes that too much focus on the supply chain rather than product development might prohibit long term success. (<a href="http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2012/07/02/the-apple-supply-chain-the-best-in-the-world/" title="LV: The Apple Supply Chain: The Best in the World?">Logistics Viewpoints</a>)</li> <li><span class="caps">KPMG</span> sees the silo mentality within companies as a major factor contributing to supply chain risks. (<a href="http://inaudit.com/audit/silo-mentality-puts-supply-chain-at-risk-says-kpmg-20927/" title="IA: Silo Mentality Puts Supply Chain at Risk, Says KPMG">inaudit</a>)</li> <li>Several sources related to a recent study by Zurich Financial on the impact of supply chain risks on <a href="http://bdaily.co.uk/news/business/04-07-2012/mid-sized-businesses-lose-200000-due-to-disruptions/" title="BDaily: Mid-sized businesses lose £200,000 due to disruptions">mid-size companies</a>, <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/641494/zurich-supply-chain-issues-lose-uk-tech-firms-207-000-a-year" title="IT Pro: Zurich: Supply chain issues lose UK tech firms £207,000 a year">UK tech firms</a>, <a href="http://retailtimes.co.uk/wholesalers-most-vulnerable-to-supply-chain-disruption-finds-zurich-report/" title="Retail Times: Wholesalers most vulnerable to supply chain disruption, finds Zurich report">wholesalers</a> and <a href="http://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/manufacturers-pay-228k-a-year-for-poor-supply-chain-planning/" title="The Manufacturer: Manufacturers pay £228k a year for poor supply chain planning">manufacturers</a>. (original report &#8220;The Weakest Link: UK Plc’s Supply Chain&#8221; is not available online)</li> </ul> <p>Enjoy the weekend!</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags-review field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/twi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">twi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">news</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/currency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">currency</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/disruption" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">disruption</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/impact" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">impact</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-user-rating field-type-fivestar field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><form class="fivestar-widget" action="/taxonomy/term/713/all/feed" method="post" id="fivestar-custom-widget" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div class="clearfix fivestar-smart-stars fivestar-average-stars fivestar-form-item fivestar-outline"><div class="form-item form-type-fivestar form-item-vote"> <div class="form-item form-type-select form-item-vote"> <select id="edit-vote--2" name="vote" class="form-select"><option value="-">Select rating</option><option value="20">Give Currency Risks - This Week in Supply Chain Management (26+27 / 2012) 1/5</option><option value="40">Give Currency Risks - This Week in Supply Chain Management (26+27 / 2012) 2/5</option><option value="60">Give Currency Risks - This Week in Supply Chain Management (26+27 / 2012) 3/5</option><option value="80">Give Currency Risks - This Week in Supply Chain Management (26+27 / 2012) 4/5</option><option value="100">Give Currency Risks - This Week in Supply Chain Management (26+27 / 2012) 5/5</option></select> </div> <div class="description">Rating of news Items</div> </div> </div><input class="fivestar-submit form-submit" type="submit" id="edit-fivestar-submit" name="op" value="Rate" /><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-EfF045UC0vqmnsVnDxQRZ2GKXvEDvgY8Z-xjyy4mb-8" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="fivestar_custom_widget" /> </div></form></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:38:11 +0000 Daniel Dumke 1813 at http://scrmblog.dumke.me