Supply chain management & risk British Standards

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.

Managing Risk and Resilience in the Supply Chain
David Kaye
Read more and download a free chapter on Risk management and modern day business models

BS ISO 28000:2007
Specification for security management systems for the supply chain

BS ISO 28001:2007
Security management systems for the supply chain. Best practices for implementing supply chain security, assessments and plans. Requirements and guidance

BS ISO 28003:2007
Security management systems for the supply chain. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of supply chain security management

BS ISO 28004:2007
Security management systems for the supply chain. Guidelines for the implementation of ISO 28000

BS ISO 17365:2009
Supply chain applications of RFID. Transport units

BS ISO 17364:2009
Supply chain applications of RFID. Returnable transport items (RTIs)

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

ISO 22301
Business continuity management. Specification  

BS 11000-1:2010
BS 11000 on collaborative business relationships offers a framework specification to enable successful collaboration.

Risk Management

BS ISO 31000:2009
Risk management. Principles and guidelines

PAS 1010:2011
Guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace
Find out how PAS 1010 can help you manage and reduce the risk of workplace stress.

PAS 96:2014
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 96:2014

BS 8564:2011
Furniture removal activities. Overseas moving services. Specification

PAS 223:2011
Prerequisite programmes and design requirements for food safety in the manufactureand provision of food packaging

Key Standards for Environmental Management and Sustainability

PAS 72:2006
Responsible fishing. Specification of good practice for fishing vessels

BS EN ISO 14001:2004
Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use

BS 8903:2010
Principles and framework for procuring sustainably. Guide

Customer Services, Satisfaction and Customer Relations

BS 8477:2007
Code of practice for customer service

BS ISO 10001:2007
Quality management. Customer satisfaction. Guidelines for codes of conduct for organization

BS ISO 10002:2004
Quality management. Customer satisfaction. Guidelines for complaints handling in organizations

BS ISO 10003:2007
Quality management. Customer satisfaction. Guidelines for dispute resolution external to organizations

Quality Service, Competitive Business. Setting the Standard in Customer Service
Howard Kendall
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Read more about good management in customer services

Standards and Guidance for Information Security Management

BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005/BS 7799-2:2005
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security management systems. Requirements

BS ISO/IEC 27002:2005, BS 7799-1:2005,BS ISO/IEC 17799:2005
Information technology. Security techniques. Code of practice for information security management

UK packaging waste efforts "go further than ever

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Supply chain solutions
A solid foundation for managing risks in your organization and throughout your supply chain can provide measurable business benefits.

BSI has 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.

Read more about the supply chain and multiple-site risk management solutions 

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BSI Group Launches “SCREEN”, an Exclusive, Real Time, Web-based Supply Chain Security Intelligence Tool
Read more about the online tool for supply chain security

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