Biotechnology Research in South Africa: A Benchmarking Exercise

by | Feb 2009

Biotechnology has been identified as a priority area for the national innovation system in South Africa. Since 2003 new structures have been established in the country in order to enhance biotechnology research and innovation in accordance with the “National...

REACH Effects – Opportunities and Risks for Transfer Pricing

by | Feb 2009

1 Introduction This article gives a general background to the REACH regulation and reflects on the possible impact of REACH on Transfer Pricing opportunities and risks. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals. Since REACH may provide...

Dark clouds are gathering

by | Sep 2008

Dark clouds are gathering over global markets: The mortgage crisis in the USA and the high-flying prices for oil and other natural resources like steel or aluminium force the threat of a regression in European and North American countries. Did the motor of the world...

Beyond Forecasting: Responsive Supply Networks

by | Sep 2008

The chemical industry has been hamperedby poor forecasting for years. There are manyreasons why this industry has lagged behindother industries in its adoption of advancedforecasting techniques, but a key reason is thatthe supply chain has been largely based...