2012/01/23 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Global Risks 2012

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Are economic imbalances and social inequality risk reversing the gains of globalization? Should we shift our concern from environmental risks to socioeconomic risks? Those are the questions asked by this year’s Global Risk Report, published by the World Economic Forum. [ ... ]

2011/07/15 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

The Supply Chain and Transport Risk Initiative

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In our quest for greater efficiency and greater choice, are we really developing robust global transport networks or simply building a house of cards? That is what the Supply Chain and Transport Risk Initiative, nested within the Risk Response Network of the World Economic Forum is trying to answer. [ ... ]

2009/03/01 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Infrastructure - essential for competitiveness?

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In overall infrastructure quality, Norway ranks 28/134, behind many other European countries, which is not too bad, but when it comes to road quality, Norway ranks 48/134, even behind countries such as Namibia (23/134), Tunisia (39/134) and Botswana (44/134). [ ... ]

2009/02/18 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Global Risks 2009 - Countries at risk?

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How will the current financial downturn affect supply chains? The 2009 Global Risk Report by the World Economic Forum takes a broad look, not a certain industries or sectors or parts of the economy, but looks at whole countries and their risk preparedness. [ ... ]

2009/01/22 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Global Risk Reports

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While waiting for the Global Risk Report 2009, the continuation of the Global Risk Report 2008, on which I have reported earlier, it may be time to read the other risk reports by the World Economic Forum. [ ... ]

2008/10/12 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Global Risks 2008 - A prediction come true

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It is now frightening to see how true the predictions in this report were in Global Risks 2008, a report prepared by the World Economic Forum. I can only hope that the global financial turmoil does not translate into a global supply chain turmoil. [ ... ]

2008/07/02 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

Hyper-optimization and supply chain vulnerability: an invisible global risk?

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Supply chain disruption – a global issue? All companies and governments dependent on external suppliers are exposed to the risks of disruption in their supply chain. Even a relatively small supply chain disruption caused by a local risk event may ultimately have consequences across the global economic system. [ ... ]