The last three years have seen an unprecedented rise in drug shortages in both Europe and America. The number of shortages in the US has been growing steadily from 70 in 2006, peaking at 276 in 2011 . However this … Continue reading
Contingent Business Interruption Risk Coverage Natural disasters across the Globe in 2011 (the Japan Tsunami in March last year, and the Thailand Floods from July to December) have had a far-reaching and lasting impact on businesses small and large world-wide, … Continue reading
The impact of the recent floods in Thailand upon hard disk drive (HDD) production in the fourth quarter of this year means retailers world-wide are bracing themselves for PC shortages in the run up to Christmas. This HDD availability issue … Continue reading
Compared to sudden economic downturns, terrorist attacks, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and the like, the next potential disaster to hit global supply chains could be pretty left-field. It’s all to do with the cyclic behaviour of the sun… The sun’s magnetic field … Continue reading
The tsunami in Japan in March this year caused a dreadful loss of life and unquantifiable human suffering. It also damaged the country’s economy and its industrial base. The full impact (in a broader, global sense), is more difficult to … Continue reading
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In today’s global supply chains, the threats that are most likely to elude identification are those buried deep in an organisation’s upstream supply chains. The loss of a direct, single source of a key material could prove a major headache … Continue reading
Mining and Steel – What’s the immediate impact and long term outlook? The impact of the devastating floods in Queensland will be felt through global supply chains for many months to come. Almost 70% of global steel production is dependent … Continue reading
Whilst the December snowfalls have taken their toll on the UK’s ability to deliver Christmas goodies, the impact of the thaw is creating further disruption for many companies. The water shortage in Northern Ireland is continuing to affect a huge … Continue reading
There certainly is a spectrum of views on the UK’s ability to plan for and react to extreme weather events. These range from the average man on the street complaining that the UK will always grind to a halt after … Continue reading
Some ERP systems, such as SAP, JD Edwards and Dynamics have very strong Supply Chain functionality, however do not focus on the SCRM issues addresses by SCAIR. Whilst ERP systems manage the resources, SCAIR translates the financial impacts and is … Continue reading
SCAIR, our award winning Supply Chain Risk Management software is in use by a number of global organisations who understand the criticality of their supply chains and want to protect themselves against their disruption. Insurance Industry: the 4th largest insurance … Continue reading
2010 – a year of surprises? Or was it all pretty predictable? 2010 started uncomfortably for certain organisations with freezing Eurostar trains stuck in the Channel Tunnel and the threat of Pandemic flu still just lurking just over the horizon. … Continue reading
Intersys joined 7 highly respected companies in New York to accept awards from Business Insurance, who recognised SCAIR, our ‘Supply Chain Analysis of Interruption Risks’ software as bringing innovation to the insurance industry. SCAIR is used by insurers to help … Continue reading
If you’re a Risk Manager, Supply Chain Professional or just someone concerned with the health of your manufacturing functions, how can you be sure you have fully considered your supply chain vulnerabilities? Our software, SCAIR: Supply Chain Analysis of Interruption … Continue reading
It pays to have supply chain backup plans, providing you know what to back up. SCAIR™ helps you improve supply chain risk decision making. The outputs from SCAIR™ enable you to quantify the impact of critical supply point failure on … Continue reading
