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16 June 2010

Disruption caused by Iceland's volcanic ash cloud has highlighted the need for companies to take out supply chain risk insurance, according to State of Flux's managing director, Alan Day.Commenting ...

27 May 2010

Pioneering programme will equip SRM practitioners with the core skills and knowledge they need to develop successful, collaborative customer-supplier relationsLONDON & EDINBURGH, 26 May 2010 ...

27 April 2010

In-depth study aims to benchmark emerging SRM practices globallyLONDON, 26 April 2010 – State of Flux, a leading procurement consultancy, has today launched its 2010 Supplier ...

18 December 2009

Cost-cutting pressures have overshadowed SRM during this recession. But, writes Alan Day, procurement leaders need to upgrade their capabilities to be ready for recoveryPublished in Supply ...

4 July 2009

Financial failure of suppliers poses the greatest risk to global supply chains, according to a report by risk adviser Aon and consultancy State of Flux.The survey of more than 100 risk and supply ...

18 June 2009

Companies Are Confusing Supplier Performance With Supplier Relationships, State of Flux Study FindsFocus is on holding suppliers to account, rather than collaborating to create value LONDON, ...

30 May 2009

Ask The Expert - Partner or ProvocationState of Flux has recently conducted a global survey looking at leading practices on Supply Relationship ManagementIn this Ask The Expert call, IACCM ...

6 March 2009

Click to play 23:47 minutes (21.77 MB)Alan Day talks with Professor Steve Brady from Penn State and Supply Chain Innovations Today. They talk about Supplier Relationship Management and the ...

6 March 2009

Procurement Futures the new predictive markets service will help procurement executives forecast future events by tapping into the collective wisdom of groups.In his 2004 book The Wisdom of Crowds, ...

8 January 2009

From the New Zealand Herald by Jacqueline SmithIt is not known when the economic climate will start turning upwards in 2009 or whether it will at all, so businesses should draw up robust contingency ...

2 November 2008

The credit crisis is affecting organisations from those in the Dow Jones to those run by Mr and Mrs Jones and is driving a need for tighter controls on cash. Improved management of third party spend ...

23 September 2008

Knowledge is powerAccurate, detailed category information is more important than ever. But should you have a research capability in-house or outsource it?CPO Agenda Autumn 2008 By Nick ...

3 September 2008

Supply chain risk is on the rise but not all companies have taken measures to protect themselves against disruption to business, as Jake Kanter reportsA recent survey of 50 blue chip companies asked: ...

20 July 2008

State of Flux' Joan Watson speaks at the Green Economics Conference held at Oxford University on reworking procurement and the supply chain in time of the credit crunch. Joan's speaking notes will be ...

19 July 2008

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced a joint venture to launch Ectimo a software and consultancy business with one of the UK's leading supply chain advisors, State of Flux.Ectimo is a low risk and ...

18 June 2008

Despite the increasing cost and scarcity of raw materials, some 45% of organisations are failing to assess and manage risks in their supply chain, according to research by Aon and State of Flux in ...

27 November 2007

State of Flux today purchased a new office in Auckland, New Zealand.The new office which is located at 300 Queen Street, will serve as the consultants hub office whilst operating as the regional ...

17 July 2007

LONDON, United Kingdom. The British Insurance Awards have selected Risk in the Supply Chain, an innovative market offering jointly developed by Aon and State of Flux, as a the winner of the Risk ...

10 April 2007

Alan Day in his recent CPO Agenda article discusses how supplier relationship management is becoming a strategic battleground within organisations. And procurement isn’t the only function ...

7 February 2007

State of Flux Limited is delighted to announce the acquisition of the sourcing and outsourcing consultancy firm Success Factor Partnering (SFP).  State of Flux, a leading supply chain consulting ...

30 October 2006

Sourcing organisations are historically strong in negotiating the best value and lowest cost from their suppliers. Those phases of instituting a new deal or new relationship are the most challenging ...

9 July 2006

Competition for procurement professionals has hit an all time high as businesses increasingly recognise the value of procurement in improving efficiencies as well as costs, a new survey concludes.The ...

30 May 2006

Try to imagine the following scenario: You are a successful manager who has dramatically increased profit margins by slimming down production and storage costs. You now reign over a nearly empty ...

26 May 2006

Contingency planning is an exciting and important role for purchasers. But it is often a neglected area, as Anusha Bradley and Rebecca Ellinor reportThe threat of a flu pandemic and the reality of ...

25 May 2006

Network Rail is inviting a tender for the distribution rights for a free afternoon newspaper across 10 of its major London stations, which will increase competition in the evening market.The ...

26 March 2006

Alan Day outlines what companies can do to identify risks and protect their supply chainsShare your views on the risk and impact of Bird FluSince the middle of 2003, a highly pathogenic avian ...

9 February 2006

Supply chain experts State of Flux has partnered with Aon, the leading risk management, insurance broking and human capital consultancy firm, to launch a new service called 'Risk in the Supply ...

3 February 2006

State of Flux sponsors Ariba's Ariba Live 2006 conference. State of Flux and Ariba currently partner to provide eSourcing (eRFx and eAuctions) services to large multinational ...

28 December 2005

In an increasingly globalised world, outsourcing operations to and sourcing products from a low cost country has become common practice and often delivers significant benefits. European and US ...

12 December 2005

On the 15th of November, State of Flux Managing Director, Alan Day was in Cairo to speak at the United Nations ESCWA East Mediterranean Countries regional Seminar on Trade and Transportation ...

18 November 2005

'It's worth weighting for' Viewpoint, Supply Management Magazine.Purchasers are making the wrong decisions because they are weighting the wrong criteria. Jamie Kilgour recommends the ...

21 October 2005

LONDON, ENGLAND - October 21, 2005 - State of  Flux, a leading supply chain consulting company, is today announcing a partnership with Kaluma to deliver to the European logistics market unique ...

12 July 2005

Independent music download company, ATSdigital and supply chain consultancy State of Flux have teamed up to review and look at the digital music supply chain.  ATS Digital, a newly launched ...

6 July 2005

State of Flux recently supported Crisis the charity for single homeless people, by purchasing a number of pieces of artwork. The art was created by homeless artists at the Skylight Cafe, a centre ...

22 June 2005

SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONALS stand to benefit from increased cross-border efficiencies as a result of the publication by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) of its Framework of Standards to Secure and ...

8 April 2005

The World Summit in Reflection: a Deliberative Dialogue on WSIS by the journal Information Technologies and International Development and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law ...

3 April 2005

NEW STRATEGIC INITIATIVEFebruary heralded some new and exciting developments as the Purchasing and Supply Chain department received the green light to commence phase one of a major initiative aimed ...

4 March 2005

Commerzbank has cut the average time taken for large procurement deals from six months to six weeks by handling the process online.The investment bank has used software from Ariba to handle a range ...

16 February 2005

State of Flux gets a inner London presence with a new office located on the Strand.State of Flux the leading supply chain change solutions company is moving to prestigious high tech offices opposite ...

3 November 2004

Are you grasping a new opportunity? The rise of procurement is changing the way organisations are buying financial services solutions. Expertise, resources, accessibility, results, price, and ...

30 October 2004

(Manila, Philippines, October 27, 2004) – BayanTrade – the region’s premier sourcing, procurement and supply chain services provider – has announced a strategic partnership ...

20 September 2004

State of Flux played host to a number of clients at the Brit Oval during the recent ICC Champions. While the clash of the two antipodean heavyweights did not rise to any great heights the atmosphere ...

5 August 2004

Many procurement teams don't research markets, suppliers and internal requirements properly, leaving them at risk of poor decision-making, says Alan DayYears ago, one of the tasks of my first role ...

5 August 2004

The knowing-dealing gapMany procurement teams don't research markets, suppliers and internal requirements properly, leaving them at risk of poor decision-making, says Alan DayYears ago, one of the ...

6 May 2004

The Decision Makers Behind the Decision Makers “As a banking lawyer I know that it is bankers and lawyers within my clients who appoint external advisers on each transaction.  I know the ...

1 May 2004

Large organisations role in bridging the digital divide One of the WSIS conferences focuses was on the education and development of SME’s from developing nations as a catalyst to reducing the ...

1 April 2004

Lay down the Law Q: "I've been asked to review the legal services category but am struggling to find any spend information in our system, how would you recommend going about finding this ...

1 February 2004

Q: How well are supply chain professionals doing in becoming more influential in their companies?A:  State of Flux has seen a number of recent factors that have helped the Supply Chain ...