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Green Supply Chain: Procurement
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: Life Cycle Management
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
Alex Rotenberg interview
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
Corporate Social Responsibility in INDIA (part I Overview)
“Corporate social responsibility must not be defined by tax planning strategies alone. Rather, it should be defined within the framework of a corporate philosophy which factors the needs of the community and the regions in which a corporate entity functions. This is part of our cultural heritage. Mahatma Gandhi called it trusteeship….I invite corporate India to be a partner in making ours a more humane and just society… We need a new Partnership for Inclusive Growth based on what I describe as a Ten Point Social Charter…first, we
How to prepare simple, effective cost management reports (part 2)
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
- provide software and consulting in the facilities management sector
- have one office in Sydney and another in Melbourne
- 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
