Category Archives: Supplier Risk Assessment

The Growing Business Imperative for Supplier Diversity

The Shifting Economic Power in the USA The Census Bureau estimates that minorities, both arriving from abroad and born in the United States, will account for nearly 90 percent of the total growth in the U.S. population from 1995 to … Continue reading

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Supply Chain Management is 2013’s ‘Blind Spot’

Businesses must put more effort into pre-planning for business interruption going into 2013, says a new Zurich report naming supply-chain disruption as the top risk “blind spot” of the year.   The report surveyed 600 of Zurich’s global “risk engineers” that … Continue reading

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US Small Businesses Continue to be Stressed

“The world of the small business is getting tougher and tougher and the US has become a far less friendly place for the entrepreneur” The latest data from the National Federation of Small Business is not going to cheer those … Continue reading

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Global Sourcing: 7 Tips to Find a Great Overseas Supplier

You’ve developed a product. So how do you find a cost-effective and reliable supplier? Globalization means the world is your supply oyster–but how do you actually find the best supplier for your product? Here are some tips from Josh Green, … Continue reading

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Panjiva Unveils Global Search

Search Engine’s Algorithm Intelligently Presents Information on More Than 35 Million Unique Products and 6 Million Companies Worldwide Panjiva, the B2B platform powering the business of global trade, today announced the availability of Global Search, a new search engine that … Continue reading

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China: Commercial Credit Information Company Raided by Police

The Beijing based Unicredit Investigation Consultant Company was raided on April 20th by police and all employees were arrested.  The reason for the sudden raid is somewhat vague and appears to involve the ‘exposure of confidential company information’. According to … Continue reading

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Long After the Floods Recede, Supply Chains Feel the Pain

Flooding in Thailand was just the latest event in a string of natural disasters, political turmoil and economic strife to batter any company making durable goods – especially those in the technology and automotive sectors. The picture is grim. In … Continue reading

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International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Partner with Global Supply Risk Monitor

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (www.IAOP.org) partnered with Global Supply Risk MonitorSM (GSRMSM), ( www.GlobalSupplyRiskMonitor.com), to offer a unique member-service to all IAOP ® corporate members. This service will equip members to continuously leverage real-time sourcing intelligence, monitor supply risks and … Continue reading

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Supplier Evaluation

Gearing up information management capability on suppliers – collect suppliers’ information, and then integrate, analyze and make use of the data via dynamic management and follow-ups, so as to evaluate the performance of suppliers. Source:  Sinotrust   -   To read the … Continue reading

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