http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2009/09/08/risk-management-vs-risk-avoidance/ Challenges and possibilities within sourcing, procurement and supply chain management. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2009/09/08/risk-management-vs-risk-avoidance/#comment-633 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:51:32 +0000 http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/?p=767#comment-633 Torbjörn, I couldn’t disagree more with your last conclusion. Risk management is not the same thing as risk avoidance. And being able to avoid all risks does probably not make a good buyer. No risk – no reward! Most business opportunities come out of some form of risk, and risk management is in fact the process of dealing with this in a structured and analytical manner. I would not hire anyone whose main philosophy would be to avoid rocking the boat.

]]> http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2009/09/08/risk-management-vs-risk-avoidance/#comment-620 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:36:03 +0000 http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/?p=767#comment-620 Brilliant! Studies (University of Bath 2006) also show that not only does cyclists wearing a helmet take more risks, but car drivers tend to pass closer when overtaking cyclists wearing helmets. Check out: http://tinyurl.com/y62q58.

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