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Executives Expect Supply Chain Security Challenges in Year Ahead: Study
Of over 1,000 C-suite and other executives, almost half (44.9%) expect an increase in the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ supply chains in the year ahead, according to a new Deloitte poll.
Risk/Compliance
Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure on the Rise: Study
Regulations
Regulation Impacts: Canada’s Forced & Child Labor Act
Worker Safety
Ensuring Warehouse Safety: Why Hi-Viz Apparel Matters
Plant Safety
Securing the Chain: Proactive Strategies to Mitigate Supply Chain Cyberattacks
Risk/Compliance
Cybersecurity Connected Service Hub to Mitigate Increased Cyber Threat in Digital and Operational Environments
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Software & Technology
Supply Chain Network Revamps Top Software & Tech Award: Submissions Close Sept. 22
NEW THIS YEAR: This award is now a new product award, honoring new-to-market software and technology solutions in both Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive audiences. Submissions close Sept. 22.
Warehousing
#BetterTogether. Women in Supply Chain Forum Promotes Collaboration in Logistics
The Women in Supply Chain Forum is the industry’s premier networking and educational forum tailored to men and women in executive-level positions to expand their professional network through thought-provoking discussion panels.
Sourcing & Procurement
SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Opens Registration
Registration is open for SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain, the premier virtual event aimed at educating logistics professionals on critical issues impacting the supply chain industry.
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Design-Build
Industrial Outdoor Storage: Key Strategies for Supply Chain Operators
By following these tips and remaining flexible, supply chain operators can navigate the challenges of the IOS market and find the space they need to keep their operations running smoothly.
Worker Safety
Exploring the Unique Benefits of 3D Indoor Maps
Tossing out your paper maps and implementing 3D indoor mapping can improve user experiences, safety and accessibility in your workspace.
Sourcing Solutions
Taking Advantage of the Supply Chain Slowdown
Business leaders must reimagine their approach to planning and discern where automation will most benefit their operations. They must also work with supply chain partners to ensure real-time access to critical data for informed decision making.
Regulations
Alexis Asks: The Issue of Forced Labor and the Supply Chain
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. This week we explore UFLPA and the work still needed to ensure fair and safe working practices and improve traceability efforts.
AI/AR
Here Are 3 Ways AR Smart Glasses are Disrupting Field Service
Smart glasses solutions are allowing users to connect to remote experts and artificial intelligence (AI), along with IoT and work instructions, all hands-free, to improve first time resolution rates, boost customer satisfaction and save on travel costs.
AI/AR
AI-Powered Perimeter Surveillance Solution
Betacom and its partners Axis Communications and Evolon Technology have revealed a new AI-powered perimeter surveillance solution, Betacom PSS.
Plant Safety
Prioritizing Worker Health and Safety in Your Supply Chain
Workplace injuries can occur in any industry, but they’re especially prevalent in the supply chain and logistics industry and workers need to be educated on how to be safe.
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.
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.
Trucking
Cargo Theft Remains Top Concern in Supply Chain Space
Increases in theft activity around major intermodal hubs were significant.
Worker Safety
3 Technology Innovations Driving Warehouse Safety in 2023 and Beyond
Here’s how three specific technology innovations can bring a new level of risk mitigation to the warehouse in 2023.
Packaging
Protecting Against Climate Risks During Peak Season
As the weather becomes more unpredictable and disasters become more frequent as the result of climate change, such events are likely to have a greater impact on the supply chain.
Pest Management
How to Protect Logistics Facilities from Flies
Flies are never the problem, they are the symptom of a problem. It is important to maintain a fly prevention plan that will ensure the safety of your employees, products, customers and reputation.
Plant Safety
Supply Chains’ Digital Transformation Exposes Vulnerabilities
A digital supply chain provides visibility into the workings of the chain. Companies are layering more systems into their IT networks to support remote work, enhance the customer experience and generate value.
Automation
Modernizing Processes Will Reduce Burden on Supply Chain Workforce
Automation can be particularly helpful for supply chain professionals, who worked around-the-clock during the first year of the pandemic to secure necessary personal protective equipment (PPE).
Worker Safety
The Warehouse Injury Epidemic: Using Data to Diagnose the Problem
Over $250B is spent on workplace injuries every year in the US. The total global cost of illnesses, injuries, and deaths amount to 3.94% of the global GDP ($2.99 trillion). This is no small problem, it’s a workplace epidemic.
Emerging Technologies
Inauro Investment Helps SafetyCulture Improve Workplace Operations
By linking data from sensors, devices and other digital systems used within an organization, Inauro provides teams with a single source of data, streamlining workflows and enabling faster decision making.
Warehousing
L.I.N.K. | 67% of Frontline Workers Feel They Aren’t Heard
Listen to the latest podcast episode, where an executive from SafetyCulture gives us insight into the world's new focus on safety today in the supply chain.
Safety & Security
The Importance of a Secure Loading Dock Environment
The loading dock is an influential piece of every company transporting goods to consumers, distributors or end users that connects the inside workings of a facility to the outside world.
Software & Technology
Hexagon Acquires ETQ
Another acquisition takes place in the supply chain software field, this time a major digital reality solution provider buys a SaaS QMS software.
Design-Build
Helping Logistics Industry Meet Rapid Delivery Demands Will Drive Economy
Public-private partnerships, smarter regulation, zoning and traffic flow management, proper incentivization, infrastructure investments, a realignment of training priorities and continued industry innovation are key to leading the world of logistics.
Warehousing
Lighting the Way to a Secure, Productive Warehouse
LED lighting can help create the secure and productive workspaces employees demand, while laying the foundation for the warehouse of the future.
Worker Safety
Supply Chain Insurance Gets Technological
Kinetic and Nationwide partner together to create a technology-driven approach to employee safety and insurance claims.
Expert Columnists
5 Efficiencies Gained From Well-Labeled Warehouse
From signs at every aisle and labels on each pallet and rack, there are endless ways in a warehouse to make a mistake or create a bottleneck. That’s why it’s important for operators to capture efficiencies whenever they can.
Risk/Compliance
Strategies for Successfully Navigating Risk in the New Normal
Now is the time to reexamine your risk management programs to ensure they’re up to date, compliant and prepared for upcoming regulatory deadlines.
Regulations
Worker Safety and Ethical Compliance Losing Ground in Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Ethical, environmental and structural audits are among the best tools available to verify working conditions and ensure that vulnerable supply chain workers are protected.
Regulations
He Got the Moderna, I Got the Pfizer Vaccine - Only One of Us Got COVID-19
We rely on the global supply chain to provide for us, but now it is time to do our part so we can prevent further disruptions.
Risk/Compliance
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Discuss the COVID-19 Delta Variant
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna discuss the Delta Variant's impact on shortages, bottlenecks and the future of today's supply chains.
Plant Safety
Preventing Heavy Equipment Theft
Southwest ToyotaLift installed an integrated security camera system to mitigate theft at one of its material handling equipment dealer facilities.
