Why was the Supplier Relationships section (Section 15) introduced in the 2013 version of ISO 27002? Share your perspective, supported by a real-world example illustrating the necessity of incorporating this section.

Discuss the impact of CRM on supply chain management and vendor relationships.

. Is the “Supplier Quality Report ” a good idea or are monthly reports too frequent and intrusive ? Explain your answer.

You are a Supply Chain Procurement Manager working for a large manufacturing company located in North America. Recently, you have found out that one of your suppliers is in contravention of your company’s standards of engagement because they are employing persons aged 14 to 16 years of age. Whilst you would prefer to end the business relationship with this supplier immediately, you have to weigh up the ethical issues with the commercial considerations including; the low cost of the supplies and the history of reliability of delivery from this supplier. Required: Based on your knowledge of corporate social responsibility, as well as supply chain logistics, what is the best course of action in this situation? Discuss.

Where would a customer who has no prior contact with a particular supplier go to get the details they need?

You have just started work as the Supply Chain Manager for Skateboards company These powered skate boards are a huge marketing success and the company owner now wants someone to look at his supply chain and see what efficiencies/savings can be made. One of your remits is to assess the supplier management strategy of the firm to ensure we are getting the most from our relationships in the supply network. You have asked (as a start) for a copy of this weeks purchases from Accounts and someone has kindly written some comments next to each entry on the payment run, this is printed overleaf. Look at this weeks purchases and think about the following;•Strategic importance of the item to the firm.•Supply risk to the firm (risk of non-exclusivity or even supply failure). The substitutability of the product.•The supplier relationship (b)  Next session you will be shown a matrix for categorising types of purchase and assigning suitable supplier strategies to pursue for each category.

In no less than 350 words select a recent article or topic regarding current supply chain risks and pressures, discuss how you might bring to bear  strategies and techniques to address those risks and pressures.

ISO 27002 Supplier Relationships (Section 15) was added in the 2013 version. Discuss your opinion with a real example of why this section was added?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Please clear and correct answer. Please don't copy the answer from another student. The subject is IT Security and Policies.

What are the advantages of assigning numerical scores to the factors in a supplier scorecard?

What Is Supplier Performance Measurement?