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Now that labor costs in China are on the rise, high-tech companies in Asia are exploring alternative sourcing locations within the region, as well as in North America.

In fact, according to new research from UPS, half of all high-tech trade lanes in five years’ time are expected to involve intra-Asia movements.

The annual survey, conducted by IDC Manufacturing Insights, polled senior-level decision makers at high-tech companies in the Asia Pacific region. The results show that: (more…)

Is your company prepared for today’s supply chain risks?

As we’ve seen over just the past few months, the global business environment is teeming with supply chain threats, ranging from key supplier financial failure and product quality or compliance issues to disruptions due to natural disasters, infrastructure failures or geo-political factors. At times, it can seem like the list is endless.

What’s more, off-shoring, emerging market sourcing and spend reduction initiatives have increased exposure –without a related increase in comprehensive closed-loop risk assessment, planning and mitigation solutions. Clearly, companies must now look beyond supplier credit ratings to understand and control their full supplier risk exposure in a single view.

What can you do to better evaluate and manage your global vendors?

For starters, tune into Aravo’s newest webinar, Identifying and Managing Supply Chain Risk, scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10 am Pacific (1 pm Eastern).

During the one-hour presentation, our featured guest speaker Stephanie Moore, Vice President, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., will discuss how you can better recognize and prepare for vendor risk in your supply chain. More specifically, you’ll learn how to: (more…)

How effective are your supply risk management programs? Do you consider them a strategic advantage, or are they merely a box to be checked for compliance requirements?

If you are interested in learning more about how your company’s effectiveness and efficiency in managing supply risk compares to your peers, it’s time to complete the Supply Risk Management Performance Study Aravo is now offering in partnership with The Hackett Group.

But, do it now. The study is only open until tomorrow, April 23, 2010.

By participating in this study, you’ll learn: (more…)

This blog is devoted to building awareness about the importance of effective, holistic supplier risk management programs. So, every now and again, I have to ask:

Do you feel your company’s supply risk management strategies are providing the value they should? Is managing supplier risk a strategic advantage for you, or is it more just a box to be checked for compliance requirements? And, in terms of supply risk management, where do you think your company stands compared to its peers?

Aravo and The Hackett Group have been working for awhile on a new survey designed to help you gain insights into questions like these,  and I’m happy to report that our co-sponsored Supply Risk Management Performance Study is now open for participation.

This study will run until April 2, 2010 and is available at no cost to participants.

We’re looking for supply risk stakeholders –in procurement, supply chain, risk management, EH&S, or general management –to take part. All study participants will receive a research report and an exclusive invitation to a webcast that will discuss key findings from the research. It’s a great way to learn: (more…)