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Managing supply chain disruption

On this page you can find articles and guides to help you map supply chains and plan for potential supply chain disruptions.
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Read our latest features and articles on planning for supply chain disruptions.
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ISSB proposal to reduce Scope 3 reporting requirements
  • Article
  • 22 May 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Proposed amendments to IFRS S2 by the International Sustainability Standards Board accept some of the practical challenges in measuring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. Reuben Wales explains what it means for banks and insurers.
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National procurement network ‘key to NHS audit resilience’
  • Article
  • 22 May 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
A single national procurement framework to help NHS bodies appoint auditors and encourage NHS bodies to engage more with audit firms during the audit procurement process are among the solutions touted in a report from the FRC.
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Quality of large company cyber disclosures lacking, study finds
  • Article
  • 28 Mar 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Research highlights concerns about the fine line between quality reporting on cyber threats and placing information in the public domain that could be used as the basis of a cyber attack.
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Modern slavery signs that accountants are well placed to spot
  • Article
  • 30 Jul 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Businesses are increasingly raising concerns of modern slavery and recognising risks in their supply chains. Which red flags must accountants be particularly alert to?
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Cyber round-up: May 2024
  • Article
  • 29 May 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Supply-chain security, the growing peril of deepfakes, and the threat of ransomware are some of the big topics that continue to dominate the headlines.
Baltimore disaster highlights need for supply chain resilience
  • Article
  • 22 Apr 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The Baltimore bridge accident shows that many unforeseen issues have the potential to disrupt supply chains. What should finance teams do to mitigate the risks?
Horizon: lessons for software procurement
  • Article
  • 09 Feb 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
As the issues with the Post Office’s Horizon software make headlines, we look at how buyers must work with vendors during the software procurement process.
Boards must seek assurance on supply chain security
  • Article
  • 10 Jan 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
A new report paints a stark picture of the potential fallout for businesses and consumers from supply chain disruption, including empty shelves, damaged reputations and business losses.
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Webinars

Supply chain cyber security series
  • Webinar
  • 22 Sep 2022
Your business is only as secure as its weakest link. Watch this series to understand and manage supply chain cyber security risk.
5144 reasons you should take the Modern Slavery Act seriously
  • Webinar
  • 01 Dec 2020
Nick Wildgoose, a supply chain risk management expert, provides a brief background on the Act itself and international context and potential developments.
Supply chain assurance in the retail sector
  • Webinar
  • 16 Oct 2020
Abigail Harper talks through a risk-based approach to providing supply chain assurance within the retail sector.
Reducing the risk of supply chain fraud
  • Webinar
  • 09 May 2018
This webinar goes through practical steps to reduce the likelihood of your business suffering from supply chain fraud.
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eBooks

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.

Exclusive Internal controls toolkit
  • eBook
  • 2019
  • Christine H. Doxey
  • Wiley
This toolkit provides a series of standards of internal control and the risks they mitigate for all enterprise-wide operations.
Exclusive Imports
  • eBook chapter
  • 2016
  • Andrew Rimmer
  • Spiramus
This chapter explains the operation of VAT and trade tariffs for goods imported into or within the European Union. It includes advice on Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) and the customs procedures for imports across the various transport methods.
Exclusive Insightful quality: beyond continuous improvement
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Frank Fair, Victor Sower
  • Business Expert Press
Operations management from a US perspective.
Exclusive Better business decisions using cost modeling
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Victor E. Sower
  • Business Expert Press
Discusses the benefits of using cost modeling for procurement, operations, and supply chain professionals.
Exclusive Managing commodity price risk: a supply chain perspective
  • eBook
  • 2012
  • Janet L. Hartley, George A. Zsidisin
  • Business Expert Press
Managing price volatility from a US perspective.
Exclusive Currency rate volatility and Small and Medium Enterprises
  • eBook chapter
  • 2012
  • Janet L. Hartley, George A. Zsidisin
  • Business Expert Press
This chapter begins with a discussion of how supply chain managers can modify the process for managing currency exchange rate risk when sourcing or selling products or services from or to other countries. A process appropriate for managing commodity price risk at larger companies is suggested, along with some guidance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on how they can manage commodity price risk.
Exclusive Supply chain planning and analytics: the right product in the right place at the right time
  • eBook
  • 2011
  • Gerald Feigin
  • Business Expert Press
Supply chain management from a US perspective.
Exclusive Supply chain risk management: tools for analysis
  • eBook
  • 2011
  • David L. Olson
  • Business Expert Press
Guide to risk management for supply chains from a US perspective.
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Business press

The ICAEW Library provides access to leading business, finance and management journals. These journals are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users subject to suppliers' terms of use.
Exclusive How generative AI improves supply chain management
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2025
  • Ishai Menache, et al.
This article explores how generative AI can dramatically reduce decision-making time and improve results in the area of supply chain management.
Exclusive Supply chain finance in the trenches
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2023
  • J. Stephen McNally
Former Campbell's Soup supply chain finance executive J.Stephen McNally shares stories 'from the trenches' on how CFOs and their teams can effectively collaborate with their cross-functional colleagues in supply chain management to mitigate supply chain disruption and build stronger operations.
Exclusive The CFO as supply chain manager
  • Article
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • Thomas G.Canace, Ayaz Jaffer, Paul E.Juras
The CFO and finance team are well positioned to mitigate the prolonged supply chain disruptions that have challenged cash flow and profitability. Strategic Finance magazine shares insights from several CFOs on the short-term and long-term ways they're addressing supply chain disruptions.
Exclusive You've suffered a supply chain disruption: Now what?
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2022
  • Robert J.Trent
You may not be able to avoid supply chain disruptions, but you can take steps to assess your company's vulnerability, risk exposure and courses of action as quickly as possible. Robert J.Trent contrasts examples of companies which handled a supply chain disruption well, vs examples of companies which were slow to adapt.
Exclusive The great supply chain disruption
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2022
  • Abe Eshkenazi, Bob Trebilcock
A panel of three supply chain leaders discuss how their organizations responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they're preparing for the next inevitable disruption.
Exclusive The future of global supply chains in a post-COVID-19 world
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2022
  • Valentina De Marchi, Rajat Panwar, Jonatan Pinkse
This article maps the changes occurring in supply-chain planning and management in a post-COVID-19 world. It also draws conclusions about how configurations of global supply chains might change: automation and digitalization are likely to play a key role in these transitions.
Exclusive Supply pain
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2021
  • Russ Banham
The onset of the pandemic reduced the global flow of goods. But when demand suddenly snapped back, supply chains proved less resilient. The article looks at some possible supply-chain solutions for CFOs to implement.
Exclusive Managing post-pandemic supply chains
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • Willy C.Shih
After the Covid-19 pandemic, companies need to make their supply chains more resilient. Here's how.
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Articles and books in the Library collection

The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of articles, books and reports on purchasing and supply chain management. Use the links below to see what we have available in our Library catalogue (Libcat).
Fundamentals of risk management: understanding, evaluating and implementing effective risk management
  • Library book
  • 2018
  • P.Hopkin
  • Kogan Page
A comprehensive introduction to commercial and business risk for students and risk professionals. It provides a full analysis of the changes in contemporary risk areas including supply chain, cyber risk, risk culture and appetite, improvements in risk management documentation and statutory risk reporting.
Financing trade and international supply chains: commerce across borders, finance across frontiers
  • Library book
  • 2014
  • A.R.Malaket
  • Gower
The book includes observations on the effective use of traditional mechanisms such as documentary letters of credit, as well as an overview of emerging supply chain finance solutions and programmes.

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You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.

External resources - organisations and reports

BCI Supply Chain Resilience Report 2024
  • Website
  • Business Continuity Institute
Report from the Business Continuity Institute, exploring trends in logistics and supply chain management. Requires free registration to access.
Creating resilient supply chains: a practical guide
  • Website
  • Cranfield University School of Management
This 2003 Cranfield University School of Management report provides insight and practical tools to assist managers in improving the resilience of their organisation's supply chain networks. The report was accompanied by Understanding Supply Chain Risk: A Self-Assessment Workbook, which provides model worksheets to assist companies in identifying and planning for vulnerability and resilience in their supply chains.
Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI)
  • Website
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The GSCPI index tracks the state of global supply chains using data from the transportation and manufacturing sectors. It is updated monthly.
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