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  • Latest Executive Briefing (Jan 2008): Mapping and Measuring Social Exposure in your Supply Chain: Developing the SocioSCAn Methodology
    Dr Brian Squire and María Fernanda López Anaya provide a structured methodology to identify, evaluate and manage social exposure along extended supply chains.

  • Professor Cousins has been invited to advise the Office of Government Commerce, headed up by Peter Fanning, which is tasked with transforming government procurement. It is responsible for improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement, from commodities buying to the delivery of major capital projects.

  • Links between MBS and Deloitte have been strengthened further by securing additional sponsorship to publish a third series of supply chain strategy briefings. The briefings enable businesses to tap into and benefit from the cutting-edge research undertaken by Paul Cousins and his team.

  • Consultancy. As well as the personalised research projects which we offer to members of the SCMRG Research Consortium it is possible to commission bespoke consultancy on supply chain topics from SCMRG by contacting a relevant member of the team.

  • First Grant: Dr Brian Squire is looking for companies interested in issues of supply chain risk and vulnerability. Research shows that although SC disruptions cost a staggering average of $50-100 million per day, a mere 5% of companies have sufficient mitigation strategies in place. This study will look at the identification, prioritisation and mitigation of supply network risks. If you are interested in learning more about this study please contact Brian at brian.squire@mbs.ac.uk.

  • Professor Cousins was a Guest Speaker at the House of Lords on 28 Mar 2007, delivering a talk about relationships.

  • SCMRG to launch supply chain consortium. Commencing in September SCMRG will be launching a Purchasing Consortium. Full details are available for download from http://www.scmrg.com

  • EPSRC Grant Commences. Dr Benn Lawson and Dr Antony Potter (Post-Doc Research Fellow) have commenced a two-year EPSRC funded study on supplier integration in new product development, running from Mar 2007 to Feb 2009 (value £200,000). Companies or researchers interested in being involved should contact Dr Benn Lawson

  • New Podcast Series: At the end of March 07 SCMRG will launch a podcast series to accompany our very successful Executive Briefings. All registered members will be able to download our podcasts. We aim to provide podcasts for all of our Exec Briefings by Easter.

  • Breakfast Briefings: Commencing this spring SCMRG in collaboration with management consultants PMMS and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply will be launching an Executive Breakfast Briefing Series. The first briefing will be held at the IoD, London on 4 April 2007. These briefings are designed to provide updates of our current research projects.

  • CIPS Local Branch Address - Liverpool. Professor Cousins will be delivering a key note address to the Liverpool Branch of CIPS on 25 April entitled: "To be or not to be: the dilemma of strategic sourcing".  For more information contact CIPS Liverpool Branch.

  • Professor Cousins to address the VIB Conference in Belgium. Prof Cousins will address delegates at the VIB Conference on 26 April 2007. 

  • Professor Cousins to deliver a keynote address at the PMMS Conference in London. PMMS are organising a supply chain management conference in London on 11 May 2007 at the IOD.   Prof Cousins will give a key note address to the delegates. Further information is available from the PMMS website.

  • First Grant: Dr Brian Squire is looking for companies interested in issues of supply chain risk and vulnerability. Research shows that although SC disruptions cost a staggering average of $50-100 million per day, a mere 5% of companies have sufficient mitigation strategies in place. This study will look at the identification, prioritisation and mitigation of supply network risks. If you are interested in learning more about this study please contact Brian at brian.squire@mbs.ac.uk.

  • SCMRG in NW Insider: Dr Brian Squire was interviewed in the first of a bi-monthly series on the interaction between universities and industries.

  • SCMRG to run IPSERA Doctoral Consortium: Prof Paul Cousins, Dr Brian Squire and Dr Benn Lawson ran this year's IPSERA Doctoral Consortium at the University of Bath on Sunday 1st April 2007.

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