Author Archives: Cecile

With emerging regulations on carbon emissions, all organizations will be probably affected by Carbon Management. Therefore organizations are starting to take notice.

“For many people the terms Carbon Management and Green Supply Chains are synonymous, however, rather obviously, the two are different. Carbon Management, though a vast subject in its own right, is just one small subset of the overall Green Supply Chain framework. For example, an organization can outsource most of its carbon producing activities to locations in jurisdictions… Read the rest

By Stuart Emmett

Green Supply Chain- An action Manifesto

Procurement also known as purchasing is “Securing supplies, materials, and services of the right quality in the right quantity at the right time from the right place (source) at the right cost price”.
So the procurement in traditional supply chain could procure you the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location. However Green Procurement will require collaboration between suppliers / manufacturers / producers and requires suppliers to… Read the rest

Green Supply Chain revolutionizes the company; indeed, throughout supply chain, Green Supply Chain planning enables to minimize the environmental impact of the overall endeavour while still achieving the same results.
Everything is the Life Cycle Management:

« Life Cycle Management (LCM) is an integrated approach to managing the total life cycle of products and services for sustainable consumption and production. LCM takes the concept of life cycle engineering (LCE) further as the focus is not only on a particular… Read the rest

Outsourcing Logistics 3PLs:

What are some of the critical mistakes people make in outsourcing logistics 3Pls?
Before asking this question we have to remember that outsourcing is always a strategic decision and when we talk about logistics this make or buy decision is even more complicated. Why is that?

Well, very simply because logistics is all about service and service is all about perception so when we buy logistics service we have an idea what we buy but we… Read the rest

By Doug Hudgeon

The Cost Reduction Tip

Tip #21 provided an overview of the company we are looking to prepare cost management reports for. To summarise, ABC Services

1. provide software and consulting in the facilities management sector
2. have one office in Sydney and another in Melbourne
3. the bulk of their revenue comes from the sale of asset management software but have an active consulting arm.

For this type of organisation, headcount typically drives costs and will be… Read the rest

By Doug Hudgeon

The Cost Reduction Tip

Effective management accounts are critical to a cost reduction initiative. Without it, your stakeholders can’t see that their pain is justified. It’s like the difference between running on a treadmill (without a watch or odometer) and running through the countryside. If you have a destination and can track your progress, your motivation will be higher.

Good management accounts are different from good financial accounting in that management accounts in a cost reduction… Read the rest