Risk, Resilience & Sustainability

A practical hazardous-materials guide covering dangerous-goods classification, UN numbers, packaging, marks and labels, documentation, storage, training, and the 2026 IATA DGR and IMDG requirements.

A practical guide to supply chain scenario planning: how to build plausible disruption scenarios, define triggers and actions, test decisions, and connect scenarios to risk management and resilience.

A practical guide to supply chain resilience covering anticipation, absorption, adaptation and recovery, resilience capabilities, time-to-survive, recovery planning and performance measures.

Shipping wheat flour requires control of product moisture, condensation, pests, contamination, packaging and container condition. Includes Codex CXS 152 guidance, loading checks and receiving KPIs.

Reverse logistics manages products and materials flowing back from customers or downstream locations. Learn return disposition, repair/refurbish/recycle options, controls and value-recovery KPIs.

Reverse logistics cost should be measured after recovery value, not just reverse freight. Learn return-cost formulas, refurbishment vs scrap economics, disposition decisions and practical KPIs.

Strategic sourcing is about total value, not lowest unit price. Learn how to balance TCO, supplier quality, lead time, capacity, risk and sustainability using weighted evaluation and practical...

Procurement savings should reduce total cost without creating hidden quality, inventory or supply risk. Learn practical cost-reduction levers, how to validate savings and when a lower price is...

An ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) is a destination-specific cargo-registration requirement used by some countries, especially in parts of Africa. Learn when it may be required, typical documents,...

A practical green supply chain guide covering environmental hotspots, Scope 3 categories, transport, warehousing, packaging, supplier actions, waste reduction, KPIs and measurable improvement.