[Video] Green supply chain – Who bears the cost?

Singapore - Jeffrey Russell, managing partner, supply chain Asia Pacific, Accenture Singapore, tells us how to go about implementing a sustainable supply chain, and tackles the tricky question of who bears the cost.

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[Video] Boosting supply chain visibility

Asia - It’s become more important today than ever to have visibility in your supply chain. DHL tells us how you can manage your processes better, if only you knew where your shipment was.

Previously, the company took as long as 56 hours to notify customers of shipments that have been placed on the wrong flight or offloaded shipments. DHL says that time has been shaved down to two hours, which in turn helps CSCOs manage their supply chains better.

“We tell customers the package hasn’t made this flight [within two hours], so they can tell their customers who may have manufacturing schedules planned. This improves everybody’s view of the supply chain through a more proactive approach,” said Jonathan O’Leary, Senior Director of the First Choice Performance Improvement Performance Management, Asia Pacific for DHL.

The First Choice program is a service initiative launched by DPDHL. The company has set an ambitious goal of being the first choice for every customer when it comes to choosing a logistics provider.

[Video] Time to look into e-procurement?

Singapore - E-Procurement can help you work with suppliers to reduce product and transaction cost, says Ian Mason, CEO of RS Components. We find out more about why the pick up in e-procurement is slower in Asia, and why it might be time for you to consider implementing the system in your supply chains.

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Supply chain risks spike in recession

There is a need for an increase in supply chain security especially in recessionary times, says Tony Lugg, director of security at TNT Asia. He notes that as the global downturn takes out bottom lines everywhere, companies are prone to put security on the backburner in favour of cutting losses, resulting in a spike in litigation against them.

In this video, find out what the potential risks to your supply chain are, and how you can partner 3PLs to step up security.

To squeeze or not to squeeze?

Nokia Siemens Networks showed their appreciation to their most innovative suppliers in the second Nokia Siemens Networks Supplier Innovation Day held yesterday. "It's about rewarding our suppliers for what they've done throughout the year," NSN's head of services procurement Basil Byrne says.

Here he is to tell us more about why they started doing this and how it's worked out for them so far. Byrne also shares his thoughts on companies putting the squeeze on suppliers as a means to ride out the crisis.

(As Murphy would have it, as soon as I hit 'record' someone was in the same area as us talking exceedingly loudly on the phone. Please excuse the interruption. But hey, at least you know it was unrehearsed and we were out nabbing the news as it broke.)

Majority of local SMEs negative on economy

Singapore - The recent UPS Asia Business Monitor reveals that 87% of local SMEs expect the economy to decline this year, compared to 65% of SMEs in Asia Pacific. However, 38% of local SMEs predict the market could pick up as early as next year.

Find out more from Gillian Sim, MD of UPS Singapore in this video:

The future of supply chains

Singapore - The business case for creating a regional instead of global supply chain is getting stronger in today's economic climate, says Damien Tan, general manager for TNT Express Singapore. He explains why and what this means for supply chains and manufacturers in Asia in this video: