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Regulations
Partner Risk Insights Platform to Help Businesses Digitize Third-Party Risk Management
Aon plc launched Partner Risk Insights, a digital platform powered by CoverWallet to help U.S. organizations simplify the way they manage insurance-related third-party risk.
Trucking
ILA Negotiations Becomes Largest Concern for Trucking Industry in 2024
Regulations
Real-Time Document Collaboration
SDCE Video Library
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
Supply Chain Visibility
Digital Tools Create the Traceability Mandated by New Supply Chain Laws
Automation
Software and Data Analytics Platform to Improve Worker Safety
Recommended
Project Management Software
Nominations Open for 2024 Top Supply Chain Projects Award
This award profiles innovative case study-type projects designed to automate, optimize, streamline and improve the supply chain. Submissions close March 29.
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain
June 4, 2024
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Register now to hear from experts about the State of Today’s Supply Chains through topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Generative AI, Automation, Electrification, Company Culture and more.
Retention
Alexis Asks: Upskilling the Supply Chain
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. Investments in upskilling ensure the workforce is well-positioned to contribute meaningfully to the innovations of tomorrow.
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Fleet Management
Shipping Industry Better Prepared for Disruption: Study
The container shipping industry showed resilience in 2023 amid continued waves of disruption, with financial health strengthening even amid declining revenues, revenue pressure, geopolitical strife, and challenging capital markets.
Risk/Compliance
Maintaining Supply Chain Integrity Throughout the Supplier Lifecycle
By incorporating clear communication, monitoring, data-driven decision-making and adaptability, organizations can successfully navigate the complexities of the supplier lifecycle.
Risk/Compliance
Sovos Offers Compliance Cloud to Navigate Regulations
Sovos launches the Sovos Compliance Cloud that unifies tax compliance and regulatory reporting software in one platform and provides a holistic data system of record for global compliance.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Biden-Harris Initiative to Bolster Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports
The Biden-Harris Administration will issue an Executive Order to bolster the security of the nation’s ports, strengthen maritime cybersecurity, fortify supply chains and strengthen the U.S. industrial base.
Software Solutions
AI-Powered Supply Chain Management Platform
Inspectorio released the Inspectorio Supply Chain Management Platform, an end-to-end supply chain solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide a holistic view of supply chain operations, risks, and opportunities for optimization.
Risk/Compliance
AccuWeather Predicts "Super-Charged" Hurricane Season in 2024
While the Atlantic hurricane season does not officially start until June 1, there are already “serious and growing concerns” about the impending season, according to AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter.
Risk/Compliance
Supply Chains Experience Sharp Rise in Ransom Demands: Study
Insights from an Arctic Wolf report reveal a year filled with cybercrime groups significantly increasing ransom demands, continuing to exploit well-known vulnerabilities that pre-date 2023.
Emerging Technologies
Securing the Supply Chain by Fortifying Cloud Integrations
Prioritizing security is now a crucial aspect of software adoption, embracing proactive measures to secure cloud integrations aids in protecting critical information.
Fleet Management
Clarience Technologies Acquires Safe Fleet
Clarience Technologies acquired Safe Fleet, reinforcing the company’s mission to bring total visibility to transportation by providing technologies that enhance safety, security and productivity for customers across the industry.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Red Sea Attacks Drive Up Transportation Costs
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index rose to -0.12 in January from -0.44 in December, its highest level since last April, indicating that spare capacity across global supply chains has shrunk notably.
Risk/Compliance
Balance Efficiency and Risk in Logistics to Build Resilience
Organizations that care about their long-term survival and profitability need to assume that disruptions will inevitably occur and build supply chains that can flex and adapt in the face of these disruptions.
Training/Onboarding
Frontline Workers Have Greater Mental Health Needs, Yet Less Likely to Seek Help
Despite having more demanding roles tied to a higher degree of stress, frontline workers are less aware of employer mental wellbeing benefits.
Fleet Management
Motor Truck Cargo Insurance
Insurtech MGA Loadsure launched Columbia Motor Truck Cargo and Logistics Services Insurance, a data-powered insurance product, purpose-built for the logistics community.
Risk/Compliance
5 Cybersecurity Trends for 2024
Here's a look at some of the most important developments coming in 2024, both in technology and the wider world it intersects with.
Manufacturing
A Cyber Attack Warning for Manufacturers
Businesses are being left at risk from cyber-attacks, with multiple entryways for criminals and recent trends in threats coming via compromised supply chains.
Regulations
Labor Market, Interest Rates to Play Major Roles in 2024: NRF Economist
After a better-than-expected performance in 2023, what happens with the economy in 2024 could depend largely on the labor market and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates.
Regulations
Forced Labor and Supply Chain Blind Spots
Addressing forced labor has never been simple, but it is one which is now intensifying, particularly in the apparel industry where over 15% of clothing items sold in the U.S. are affected.
Rail & Intermodal
Norfolk Southern, BLET, SMART-TD to Launch Pilot Railroad Safety Program
Under the one-year C3RS pilot, covered NS employees can report safety concerns with the certainty that such reports will not result in discipline.
Transportation
Alexis Asks: Cargo Ship Attacks Create Rocky Seas for Supply Chain
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. While huge ripples are being made to negatively affect the economy and trade, direct worry centers around the safety of shippers.
Risk/Compliance
Middle Market CFOs Prioritize Stability
The 2024 CFO Outlook Survey found that with continued economic uncertainty tied to interest rates, inflation, geopolitics and the upcoming presidential election, many CFOs have moderate expectations for 2024.
Trucking
Phishing and Vishing on the Rise in Trucking
As the trucking industry continues to experience cybersecurity threats that evolve as time progresses, this report helps the supply chain industry stay ahead.
Risk/Compliance
Payment Fraud Attempts on U.S. Businesses Spiked 71% in 2023
Research by Trustpair uncovered that a rise in cyber fraud, which includes activity such as hacking, deepfakes, voice cloning and highly sophisticated phishing schemes, is driving the increase in attacks.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Red Sea Attacks Impact Shippers and Exporters in Asia
The impact of disruptions in the Red Sea is reverberating in Europe, causing delays in shipments. Nevertheless, the persistent supply-demand imbalance has provided a cushion to the shockwaves.
Risk/Compliance
Cybersecurity Attack Attempts More Than Doubled in 2023
The 2023 analysis of Armis’ proprietary data offers critical insight into the multifaceted challenges global organizations face when it comes to protecting the entire attack surface.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Rising Political Risks Overshadow Friendshoring Shift
Multinational companies are facing rising political and security risks in nearshoring and friendshoring hubs, as they pivot their supply chains toward emerging markets.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Global Supply Chain Continuity Index Dips in Wake of Geopolitical Conflicts
The quarterly report shows a downturn in global supply chain continuity due to geopolitical tensions, trade disputes and climate-related disruptions in maritime trade causing both higher delivery costs and delayed delivery times.
Risk/Compliance
Transforming Maritime Insurance Through Advanced Risk Assessment
Leveraging data analytics presents us with the opportunity to charter a new course in maritime insurance, by harnessing the power of data to evolve traditional risk assessment.
Regulations
National Debt Dubbed Top Geopolitical Threat in 2024
The U.S. fiscal outlook continues to deteriorate, with the deficit for FY2023 topping estimates at $1.7 trillion.
Risk/Compliance
Data Reveals the 2023 Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions
New data provided by Resilinc highlights the top drivers of supply chain disruptions from the past year.
Worker Safety
The Overlooked Barrier to Workplace Safety
Employers need to be proactive about sourcing information from their employees – and most importantly, ensure workers feel safe to voice concerns no matter what societal challenge their class or ethnic background presents.