Supply chain management & risk British Standards

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Managing risk in the supply chain

Supply chains can be vulnerable to more than just the financial pressures of a global downturn.

Possibilities of a supplier defaulting, compliance risks, ethical responsibilities, political and cultural issues and supply chain disruption, such as physical and natural disasters are all risks that can have a serious impact on your business and disrupt your supply chain. Additionally, customers are increasingly being asking about the best practices used to manage supply chains.

BSI Standards has a range of standards (British and international) books and guidance that can help you manage your supply chain, to find solutions to reduce risk at all stages management, through the procurement cycle from sourcing to delivery to the end customer.

There is also a comprehensive portfolio of tools and services to help you successfully identify and mitigate security, supplier and compliance risk in your company’s supply chain. Read more about supply chain security solutions.

Standards and Publications

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

BS ISO 44001:2017

BS ISO 44001:2017 on collaborative business relationships offers a framework specification to enable successful collaboration.

Risk Management

BS ISO 31000:2018
Risk management. Principles and guidelines

PAS 96:2017
PAS 96 provides guidance to the avoidance and mitigation of threats to food and food supply. It describes a risk management methodology, Threat Assessment Critical Control Points (TAACP), which can be adapted by food business of all sizes and at all points in food supply chains.
Read more and download a free copy of PAS 96:2017

Key Standards for Environmental Management and Sustainability

BS EN ISO 14001:2015
Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use

BS ISO 20400:2017
Sustainable procurement. Guidance

Standards and Guidance for Information Security Management

BS 7799-3:2017
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security management systems. Requirements

BS EN ISO/IEC 27002:2017
Information technology. Security techniques. Code of practice for information security management