Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Risk/Compliance

High-Tech Pirates Hacked a Shipper to Determine the Perfect Vessels to Plunder

While piracy is a common problem for global shipping, the company said the pirates acted differently than in the past

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Shippers, Carriers Skeptical of Labor Harmony at West Coast Ports

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

Over 80 percent of shippers and carriers expect labor issues to plague ports in the future, even amid thawing relations

FILE - The ports of Los Angeles (pictured) and Long Beach, which form the largest port complex in the Western Hemisphere, reported a 37 percent jump in container imports from a year earlier, when both ports slowed to a crawl amid protracted labor negotiations. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Risk/Compliance

Supply Chain Velocity: An Oxymoron in Pharma?

Pharmaceutical companies need to securely open up their internal data to supply chain partners

Allen Jacques

Risk/Compliance

m-Commerce Security Failing? Mobile Payment Must Come with Protection, Education

Acceptance of mobile and other new forms of payments are expected to double in the next two years

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, a person tries a smartphone loaded with Google Wallet at the National Retail Federation in New York. Apple Pay has gotten a lot of attention in recent weeks, but there are lots of other mobile-payment systems. Google Wallet uses a similar wireless technology called NFC, or near-field communication. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Target Taps Amazon’s Valdez to Oversee Supply Chain and Logistics

Target Corporation

Arthur Valdez will lead Target’s supply chain transformation including planning, distribution and transportation

Target Corp. Taps Amazon’s Valdez To Oversee Supply Chain And Logistics

Target Corporation

Arthur Valdez comes to Target from Amazon where he held leadership positions across the company’s global and domestic supply chain, including transportation, fulfilment and logistics.

In a move designed to reflect the changing tastes of Americans looking for healthier options, packaged and processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of fresh food items.

Risk/Compliance

Fortune 500 Companies Losing Revenue from Inadequate Insight into Contracts

Seal Software Inc.

Seal Software illustrates why it is absolutely necessary for businesses to have visibility into contractual relationships

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Risk/Compliance

Avnet Appoints Bob Bowen to Lead Global Trade Compliance

Bowen will ensure that customers and suppliers remain compliant with evolving regulations around the world

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States Set Up Fight over Web Sales Tax

Some officials are tired of waiting to tax out-of-state retailers, so they are moving to impose taxes themselves

Officials in Alabama, South Dakota, Utah and 10 other states are tired of waiting for Congress to write national rules to let them collect sales taxes from out-of-state Internet retailers.

Sourcing & Procurement

Retailers Grapple with Wage Pressures as Unemployment Slides

Many retailers face wage pressure as the labor market tightens, and states and municipalities raise the minimum wage

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers line up to sign in before meeting prospective employers at a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The Labor Department releases employment data for February, on Friday, March, 7, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Sourcing & Procurement

Metric of the Month: IT Risk Management Practices Are Not Fitting the Bill

The risk presented by IT disruptions is critical given the technology needed to support complex global supply chains

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2016 Predictions: The Year of the Business-to-Business Customer

The business-to-business e-commerce game is changing: Here’s what you need to know for 2016

Mark Johnson

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