Oil shock is one of your supply chain risks

Roger OakdenSupply Chains & Supply Networks

It only takes one supertanker. Does your supply chain strategy consider a scenario of less oil? Economies operate the way they do because of the availability of oil, but if countries in which you operate are not oil producers, what are their risks concerning supply? As an extreme risk, a Middle East jihadist group has requested its affiliates to sink … Read More

Generate Innovation in your supply chains

Roger OakdenSupply Chains & Supply Networks

Innovation and continuous improvement. Does your organisation have a program for applying innovative approaches to your supply chains? If your business is a 3PL, then such a program is very rare (as identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) and if you are a brand or product business, then your efforts will not be known outside the company. Innovation is … Read More

Ocean transport may change your supply chains

Roger OakdenSupply Chains & Supply Networks

The number of ships is reducing. While the total capacity of container shipping continues to increase, it is through the introduction of larger ships, not having more ships. Does this situation have long term consequences for your supply chains? Drewry Maritime Research recently identified that the number of containerships scrapped was about the same number as new ships. The critical … Read More