Media reports yesterday highlighted a “perfect storm” for UK producers of beer (and soft drinks); where high demand due to the good weather and the World Cup has coincided with a significant fall in production of CO2. Whilst this is a problem across Europe, the loss of production is particularly acute in the UK where […]
It has been reported this week that thousands of Calor Gas customers have experienced delays in receiving their gas supplies; in extreme cases this has led to customers running out of gas for heating, cooking and hot water (although the number of these is not known). Calor first announced the problem four weeks ago, blaming
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The BCI Supply Chain Resilience Report has become an invaluable source of information for both resilience and supply chain professionals over the last few years. The release of the 2017 report this week brings the picture right up to date. In many ways this year’s report confirms the patterns seen in previous years: 65% of
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Hot on the heels of the massive ransomware attack on 12 May 2017, reports are emerging of ransomware attack on Disney. Unlike the Wannacry attack, which has impacted over 200,000 computers in 150 countries, the Disney attack has been deliberately targeted, with hackers threatening to release segments of the new Pirates of the Caribbean film
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The human impact of the earthquakes on Thursday and Saturday in Japan’s Kumamoto Region was immediately obvious with at least 41 people dead, homes destroyed and public services severely disrupted. It is only now though, as we move into the next working week, that the business impact begins to become apparent. Sony, Honda and Toyota
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Takata’s latest estimate that the airbags fitted in 34 million cars are defective will lead to the largest ever recall of cars in the US. The recall affects 11 car makers including Honda, Toyota, Daihatsu and Nissan. This is the latest twist in a saga that has been going on since at least 2008; indeed
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