Overcoming logistical problems_2
17 August 2012
Q: This autumn’s logistical problems - due to the fuel crisis, rail restrictions, flooding and extra traffic on the roads and in the air - has made my company realise that a prime task of our purchasing function must be to guarantee secure supply, irres
A: Steve Mullins, director of PMMS Consulting Group, writes: Purchasers can make their supply chains more secure with better risk assessment. They need to analyse the issues that could affect the integrity of the supply chain, such as the quality of suppliers’ management, environmental and economic issues and trading issues such as currency fluctuations.
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