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Software & Technology
Overcoming Supply Chain Struggles with 5G Modernization
5G is already widely available, and smaller companies with fewer moving parts and a hunger to innovate are already using 5G to improve their processes.
Worker Safety
Safe Forklift Operations with the Help of Propane
Software Solutions
Environmental Sensors Increase Supply Chain Visibility in Food, Pharmaceuticals
Retention
How Technology Empowers the Supply Chain Workforce
COLD CHAIN
Access to End-to-End Holistic Healthcare
Plant Safety
Prioritizing Worker Health and Safety in Your Supply Chain
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Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023
June 6, 2023
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Topics revolve around Procurement, Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Achieving a Sustainable Footprint and more.
Trucking
Alexis Asks: Inspiring Women to Keep On Trucking
A bi-weekly blog where managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics in the supply chain. On International Women's Day, we look at women in supply chain and how to inspire the next generation of female drivers.
Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2023 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 27.
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Material Handling Equipment
Forklift Security Cam Provides Order Picker Safety
It helps warehouses, fulfillment and distribution centers improve operations, manage risk and mitigate loss in the aisles.
Risk/Compliance
How Businesses can Improve “Dark Delivery”
Dark delivery practices keep stores stocked for the next day without interfering with daytime operations, but certain practices can open supply chains to risks.
Risk/Compliance
Arming the Retail Supply Chain against Risks
After the pandemic, the world realized how important supply chains are. Here are ways supply chains can protect themselves from further disruptions.
Regulations
2022 Experienced Record-Breaking Year for Food, Automotive Recalls
2022 was a record-breaking year for the number of units recalled, reaching nearly 1.5 billion. With regulatory scrutiny continuing to increase, 2023 may shape up to be another 1 billion unit year.
Fleet Management
SaaS Solution Addresses Cost, Safety, Fleet Management Challenges
Netradyne’s Fleet Tracking offers enhanced visibility and optimization across vehicles and fleets with a complete picture of the path of travel and activity.
Packaging
Companies Share Concern Over Lack of EPR Preparedness
The latest extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations are still on track to be delivered in 2024, yet many in the industry feel very unprepared.
Automation
How Due Diligence and Supplier Relationship Management Work Together
If your company participates in global trade, you should be concerned about human rights abuses up and down your supply chain. Not only because of governmental mandates and customer opinion, but simply because it’s the right thing to do.
Risk/Compliance
Top 10 Open Source Software Risks of 2023
Outdated software, unapproved changes, name confusion attacks and compromise of legitimate package remain the Top 10 open source software risks of 2023.
Sustainability
How to Build a True Circular Economy
Innovations that can power the circular economy are available today and their use is becoming more pervasive and is steadily taking us toward a true circular economy that benefits people, planet and profits.
Carbon Footprint
Screening Logistics Providers for Sustainability
Organizations that do not currently track and assess the sustainability of their logistics providers may be left scrambling when Scope 3 disclosure requirements are no longer optional but instead become mandatory.
Pest Management
Using Odor Control to Help Deter Warehouse Pests
By being proactive with your facility maintenance, you are not only lowering the risk of a costly pest infestation, but also ensuring your product quality and business reputation are secure for your customer safety and satisfaction.
Worker Safety
Reduce Workplace Injuries in Truck Driving with These Best Practices
It’s relatively easy to identify and remove physical hazards at company facilities or in the yard, but establishing a safety-first culture requires much more than that.
Rail & Intermodal
Alexis Asks: How Rail Safety Impacts the Supply Chain
A bi-weekly blog where managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. Today, we dive into rail safety and how derailments may impact the supply chain.
3PL/4PL
Logistics Companies Brace for a Cooling of Demand. Here’s How.
Demand is going to cool down and logistics companies, especially those providing shipping platforms and freight marketplaces, need to become smarter, leaner and look to third-party partnership opportunities over the next 12 months.
Risk/Compliance
5 Major Trends in 2023 for Risk Leaders
Rather than sticking to business as usual, procurement and risk management teams should prepare. Here are five trends expected in procurement, supply chain and risk management spaces.
Warehousing
Overhaul Obtains SensiGuard
Overhaul has acquired SensiGuard security services from Sensitech.
Mentorship Programs
How to Put Supply Chain DEI Efforts into Action
Long before COVID-19, the supply chain needed fresh solutions to deal with increasing customer expectations. But now, businesses must evolve if they want to keep up.
Fleet Management
Integrated Cargo Insurance for LTL Shipments
Through a partnership with Falvey, EchoInsure+ enables clients to access best-in-class protection for their LTL shipments through both EchoShip, Echo’s proprietary online shipping platform, as well as Echo representatives.
Pest Management
Stop Pests From Putting a Kink in Your Supply Chain
Supply chains and food warehouses are properties where insects look to for shelter during the winter months. Here are some ways to prevent them from entering a facility.
Software Solutions
Top 3 Political and Economic Disruptions for Supply Chains in 2023
Staying ahead of supply chain disruptions in 2023 requires a clear picture of all risks and the ability to act swiftly. While the year promises to bring many unknowns, here are 3 big developments to keep your eye on.
3PL/4PL
Into Innovation: My Experience from the Floor at Manifest
The Future of Logistics event showcased new technology, a lot of robots, talk of AI and a highlight on how fresh ideas can transform the supply chain in virtually every space. Here's a look at everything I experienced from the show floor at Manifest.
Risk/Compliance
Asset Insights Solution Tracks Assets and Shipments
In a world where theft and hijacking are still the number one cause for lost goods, having an extra application that gives peace of mind could be helpful to some consumers.
Worker Safety
Employers Could Improve Workplace Safety: Study
76% of respondants said they are more likely to join or stay with an employer who prioritizes their physical safety, and that percentage jumps to 82% among workers who have previously been injured on the job.
AI/AR
How AI Helps Manufacturers Achieve Innovation
Getting real value from an AI project requires a well-developed and comprehensive strategy that’s crafted to achieve a specific business goal and here is a 4-step plan to achieve it.
Risk/Compliance
Asset Visibility is Necessary for Minimal Supply Chain Risks
Supply chains are incredibly complex, with the interconnected networks of partner companies sourcing materials and moving them to production. Workers and companies know there's potential for something to go wrong and need to be prepared.
Professional Development
3 Ways to Promote Productivity and Lessen Burnout
While you can’t prevent stress from impacting your people, you can make an intentional effort to create a culture of communication and trust based around key priorities and everyone’s roles in achieving them.
Clean Energy
Manufacturers Not 100% Confident in Suppliers Sustainability Goals
As climate change is a topic on the rise, more and more manufacturers are left wondering how they should approach sustainability and research is showing that they do not feel completely ready for a change.
Fleet Management
Business' Connect with Non-Profits to Make Strides in Disaster Aid Access
ALAN launches an initiative, with funding through a Walmart Foundation grant, to help non-profits build stronger disaster supply chain networks.
Emerging Technologies
Supply Chain Evidence Management Platform
Digitally verifiable attestations, representing proof of an event, provide chain of custody data to automate compliance and audit tasks, reducing the error-prone and costly manual handling of these artifacts.
Software & Technology
Managing the Impact of The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
SAP is helping companies comply with the new law, while using SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network solutions.