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Global Supply Chains Get Familiar with “Force Majeure”
Forced closures and government restrictions are putting pressure on the supply chain, causing many partners to fail at contractual obligations. But, communication and innovative thinking is the way out of the economic crisis following the pandemic.
3 Ways Malls and Department Stores Can Survive During COVID-19 Lockdowns
In Times of Crisis, Manufacturers Demonstrate Humanity
Critical Truck Deliveries Continue Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
Global Trade Transactions Drop 62%, Supply Chains Face Liquidity Crunch
Trucking Industry Asks Trump Administration to Not Impede Safe and Efficient Flow of Trucks Carrying Essential Goods
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Sourcing/Procurement
Procurement Survival Guide: 4 Ways to Ensure Success
The role of the procurement organization is always evolving, and today it’s seen as more important than ever in helping to meet the strategic objectives of the wider enterprise.
Awards
Now Accepting Nominations for the Annual SDCE 100 Award
The annual award spotlights successful and innovative projects that deliver bottom-line value to enterprises across the range of supply chain functions.
Warehousing
In Times of Crisis, Manufacturers Demonstrate Humanity
Poor planning, a small production chain and the sheer scale of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has left essential medical staff critically exposed without personal protective equipment during a time when they need it most.
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Survey Shows How CFOs, Finance Leaders Plan to React to COVID-19
The potential for COVID-19 to lead to a global economic downturn is the top concern for finance leaders in the United States and Mexico.
Riskonnect Acquires Xactium to Accelerate Global Growth, Drive Risk Management Innovation
Xactium’s technology enables risk, audit and compliance leaders to more effectively, efficiently and intelligently manage risk across the enterprise, while reducing business costs and improving reporting.
DOT Declares National Emergency for CMV Delivering Relief
On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service (HOS) regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers.
Coronavirus Impacts Every Sector of the Supply Chain
Long before the coronavirus was classified as a pandemic, the virus was taking hits at the supply chain industry.
Science Applications International’s Pilot Program with Goodyear Uses Blockchain to Secure Supply Chain Transactions
SAIC has worked closely with Microsoft to leverage the strength of Microsoft Azure Blockchain services.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Celebrates the 20th Annual Pros to Know Winners
Supply & Demand Chain Executive announces the 20th annual Pros to Know winners
KMSI Starts COVID-19 Urgent Personnel Training Program
In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, KMSI has announced a special offer to enable even the largest of organizations to provide policy, preparedness and other time-sensitive training on an urgent basis.
TractManager Expands Supply Chain Management Partnership with Froedtert Health
TractManager’s value analysis solution supports an electronic requisition process for new product requests and assessments.
Study: Coronavirus Impact on Imports Expected to be Larger, Longer than Previously Expected
Factory shutdowns and travel restrictions in China continue to affect production.
Research Reveals Predictions Manufacturing, Supply Chain Disruptions Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Market intelligence experts at Infiniti Research predict the peak of the impact of coronavirus to occur mid-March.
Survey Reveals How COVID-19 Impacts Global Supply Chains
Nearly 75% of companies report supply chain disruptions in some capacity due to coronavirus-related transportation restrictions.
COVID-19 Impacts North American Commercial Vehicle Markets
COVID-19 required ACT Research to do a foundational reassessment of near-term economic expectations, and by extension, North American commercial vehicle demand.
Research Pinpoints Economic Value of Data in Optimizing Business Outcomes
Results found that a more advanced data strategy was tied to improved outcomes.
Creating a Safe and Efficient Warehouse
Even the most modern warehouse contains its share of inherent risks and dangers to workers if proper precautions and planning are not in place.
K2 and Celonis Join Forces to Accelerate Digital Business Transformation and Eliminate Costly Error-prone Processes
Integration of K2’s deep domain expertise and digital process automation capabilities with Celonis’ process mining capabilities will enable enterprises to better define and eliminate bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
Davies Turner is Back on Track with Express China Rail Freight Service for Containers
From March 13th, Davies Turner plans initially to offer a single weekly departure, but this could rise to twice-weekly departures, depending on demand. The transit time between Xi’an and Duisburg is approximately 18 days.
Report Highlights Serious Discrepancies and Indications of Illicit Activity in International Trade
By analyzing individual country government trade statistics supplied to the United Nations Comtrade database, GFI identifies “value gaps,” or mismatches, in the reported data.
Flash Survey Results on COVID-19 Impact Revealed
Biggest challenges include travel disruptions and reduced staff productivity; long-term business impact still unknown.
Bernie Henderson
Study: Hourly Downtime Tops $300K for 81% of Firms
Over 98% of large enterprises with more than 1,000 employees say that on average, a single hour of downtime per year costs their company over $100,000.
Resilience360 Annual Risk Report Reveals Impacts of 2019 Supply Chain Disruptions, Predicts 2020 Supply Chain Risks
The annual Risk Report from supply chain risk management platform Resilience360 summarizes the significant supply chain challenges of the last 12 months and analyzes their impact.
Study: Emotet Banking Malware Responsible for 145% Increase in Threats Detected
The most prominent observation of this quarter’s research was the widespread global deployment of the Emotet “dropper” banking malware.
Cryptographic 'Tag of Everything' Could Protect the Supply Chain
To combat supply chain counterfeiting, MIT researchers have invented a cryptographic ID tag that’s small enough to fit on virtually any product and verify its authenticity.
NRF: Retail Sales Expected to Climb Between 3.5-4.1% in 2020, Unless Coronavirus Derails Growth
NRF’s 2020 forecast assumes the coronavirus does not become a global pandemic.
Safety Organizations Ramp Up Management
PERC, Industrial Scientific and Evoqua have all elevated management teams by on boarding new personnel.
Supply Chain Optimization: How To Alleviate Common Pain Points
The following 3-step process has proven to be an effective way to handle these common pain points.
64% of the Critical Communication Industry Not Having Enough Cybersecurity Measures in Place
IWCE surveyed over 597 professionals working within the sector to benchmark the current technologies being used and technological challenges within the industry.
Exostar Launches Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Working Group
The group will define and develop the industry journey roadmap for a next-generation solution that benefits buyers, suppliers, and commercial and Government customers throughout the supply chain.
Captis Intelligence Partners with Milestone to Launch VMS-Embedded Subject Identification Application
The app provides end-users with a completely embedded solution to instantly identify individuals in seconds with one click.
Skyline Transportation Is Improving Truck Driver Health With Rolling Strong
Rolling Strong announced that Skyline Transportation, Inc. is realizing steady adoption of its health and wellness mobile app among drivers and other personnel.
