A Strategic View of Risk in a Sustainable Supply Chain

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Apr 6, 2012 12:40 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

 

Unforeseen, yet sometimes preventable, circumstances in the business world can sometimes put supply chains relationships at risk.  This prompts our sustainability consulting practiceto ask: Are you aware of the health of your suppliers and how they could be affecting your business? Are you aware of the potential cost and business risk they may be incurring though short-term or misaligned supply chain activity.      “The ongoing economic uncertainty raises serious concerns over suppliers’ continued viability while events in 2011 clearly demonstrate that natural disasters regularly and significantly disrupt suppliers and supply chains. In addition to standard data assessments, progressive companies ensure that category managers develop good judgment about which suppliers represent a real risk to the business and challenge them to form their own conclusions about suppliers' health.”  -Procurement Strategy Council Click here to continue reading A Strategic View of Risk in a Sustainable Supply Chain.   Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".