Manufacturing risk and risk management

Manufacturing

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Hitachi launch ‘smart manufacturing’ solution

Insurance-based solutions will initially focus on manufacturing and transport firms that are adopting AI and other cutting-edge technologies

Mitigating the risks of re-tooling

How HARTMANN Group’s risk profile changed when it increased sanitiser production at the start of the COVID outbreak.

Why manufacturers need to plan for a new risk environment

Risk managers must make sure that supply chain and organisational risks do not fall by the wayside amid pressures from cyber and political threats

Europe’s listeria outbreak sends stern warning to risk and supply chain managers

As Europe’s food and industry thrives, the heat is on to manage its risks. We look to the lab where solutions are being developed to better handle contamination and consider a more holistic approach to coverage that goes far beyond simple product recall insurance

Inside Greenyard Frozen: the listeria outbreak

Aldi, Lidl, Iceland, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have had to recall thousands of frozen foods after harmful bacteria was found in products they sold. Such recalls can result in tumbling share prices or total collapse. Here’s what can be done to minimise the threats

Supply chain disruption risk jumps for automotive sector

European automotive sector firms faced 379 supply chain disruption incidents last year, up from 268 in 2016, according to a report from insurance broker JLT

Whirlpool tumble dryers and fire safety

This article looks at the impact on the company’s reputation and what, in my view, could have been done to mitigate the negative publicity. By Shane Russell, crisis management specialist, red24assist

The biggest risks facing LEGO

Hans Læssøe, senior director, strategic risk management at LEGO Group outlines his biggest risks

Solar storm outage is ultimate high-impact threat

Space weather concerns may not be top of the risk agenda for manufacturers but research from Cambridge University should be heeded by those most vulnerable