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Supply Chain Disruptions up 88% in 2021
Factory fires, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, factory disruptions, leadership transitions and supply shortages ranked as the Top 6 supply chain disruptions in 2021.
Risk/Compliance
Single-Source Solutions Provides Unified View of Supply Chain Risk
Emerging Technologies
Supply Chain Predictions for 2022
Automation
How Logistics Teams Can Up Their Game When Shipping Sensitive Items
Risk/Compliance
How CIOs Repair Mismanaged IT Infrastructures Amid Supply Chain Crisis
Design-Build
Helping Logistics Industry Meet Rapid Delivery Demands Will Drive Economy
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Software & Technology
Why So Many Acquisitions Occur in the Supply Chain Today
Numerous mergers and acquisitions happen in the supply chain today, mostly on the technology side of things. But why? Managing editor Brielle Jaekel gives some insight on the subject.
Supply Chain Education
L.I.N.K. Educate | Panasonic Offers Hands-On Learning for Students
Panasonic process automation business head explains the company's special partnership with a local community college for a hands-on learning process.
E-Commerce Solutions
The Direct-to-Consumer’s Impact on Supply Chains and Its Future
The L.I.N.K. podcast kicks of the new year with a deep look at the direct-to-consumer industry and its future. But first, the managing editor offers a refresher in the subject in today's column.
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Supply Chain Visibility
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains Now On-Demand
Supply chain industry experts from Blue Yonder, Thomson Reuters, Softeon, Enable, Crisp, Coupa, Armada and more detailed what the future of supply chain looks like in a world laden with shortages, backlogs and supply chain disruptions.
Risk/Compliance
Technology Trends Impacting Risk Management Programs
New technologies, combined with sound management strategies, give the agility to continue adapting risk management practices to the future of work and keep the entire workforce safe.
Emerging Technologies
3 Smart Factory Trends for Manufacturers to Embrace
Companies who make the choice to invest in smart factories will enable workforces to function more effectively in their environments.
Risk/Compliance
Compliance: Your Competitive Advantage
While technology can improve dangerous goods shipping operations significantly, even the latest and greatest solutions won’t work to their fullest potential without complete and accurate data or proper training for employees.
Risk/Compliance
Putting Operational Blind Spots in the Rearview
Over 50% of those surveyed want to invest in artificial intelligence/machine learning to support data-based decision-making.
Supply Chain Visibility
Today is Day 3 of SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
Today is Day 3 of SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains, with sessions from Blue Yonder, Coupa, Armada, Aranca and Thomson Reuters.
Risk/Compliance
Safeguarding the Sharing Economy
The opportunity (and simultaneous obstacle) for businesses that wish to be successful in the B2B marketplace is to design solutions that will verify what is essential, and only what is essential, for any given role or service qualification.
Risk/Compliance
How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse with Cybersecurity Investments
Before investing in any cybersecurity solution, know what you’re paying for.
Packaging
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.
Sourcing Solutions
Predictions for Post-Pandemic Era of Strategic Sourcing
To come out ahead in a post-pandemic era of strategic sourcing, leading companies will look to tech-enabled collaboration, visibility and risk management to integrate strategic sourcing functions and minimize disconnects across the board.
Risk/Compliance
Consumer Demand on the Rise
The wave of demand showed the shift in American behaviors and consumption habits following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulations
Tips for Managing Supply Chain Trade Issues in 2021
Successful companies will be those resilient to the capricious nature of trade policies.
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.
Risk/Compliance
Riskonnect Grows ESG Capabilities
Riskconnect acquires value chain governance company as compliance demands become top of mind in the supply chain.
Regulations
10 Misconceptions with Compliance and Restricted Party Screening
Given that screening is mandatory, forward-thinking companies view compliance solutions, software and infrastructure as giving them a strategic and competitive advantage over rivals.
Risk/Compliance
10 Tips to Overcome the Rising Tide of Post-Pandemic Demand
With a surge of demand on the horizon, OEMs need to plan ahead to ensure they can meet customer needs.
Pest Management
Pest Control for Cannabis Warehouses
Pests in warehouses and transport conveyances can greatly affect both the actual and perceived quality of cannabis products.
Risk/Compliance
Learning Risk Management and Compliance From the Cannabis Industry
Here are some of the risks and methods cannabis operators are using to mitigate them.
Software & Technology
SCN Summit | Data Collection: How to Read It and How to Act on It
December 7, 2021
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Industry experts provide a rundown of the different solutions available and why ERP, track-and-trace and other supply chain management software is crucial to the success of your business.
Warehousing
State Legalization, COVID-19, Demand Fluctuation - The Many Disruptions in Cannabis Supply Chains
Numerous states in recent years legalized marijuana and cannabis sales have sky rocketed. But as this changes the industry and COVID-19 continues to upend supply chains, what is the state of cannabis supply chains now?
Risk/Compliance
Arbitration vs. Litigation: Resolving Supply Chain Disputes
A well-planned, multi-faceted dispute resolution framework tailored to each party’s business needs expedites resolutions, reduces costs and increases a company’s resilience to supply chain disruptions.
Carbon Footprint
Using Environmental Sustainability Certification to Differentiate
Environmental sustainability certification helps companies differentiate themselves from their not-as-sustainable competitors.
Worker Safety
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.
Sourcing & Procurement
Brexit and COVID-19 Challenges Disrupt UK-EU Trade
As global trade recovers amid the vaccination rollout and easing of lockdown restrictions, the impact of Brexit will become more apparent and will continue to drag on the trade relationship.
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.
Regulations
US Trade Recovery Accelerates Past China in Q2
Tradeshift found that B2B trade activity across the United States supply chains have accelerated past China in Q2, growing 2.4% quarter-on-quarter.
Retention
L.I.N.K. Live | SDCE Editors Talk Workforce Woes
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna attempt to answer the question of "do people want to work anymore?" and what role the COVID-19 pandemic has played when it comes to recruiting and retaining new talent.
Trucking
L.I.N.K. | How Do Trucking Companies Handle Drug Testing?
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel learns about drug testing in the trucking industry from Health Street founder and CEO Jared Rosenthal.
Supply Chain Visibility
The 100-Day Supply Chain Review, Part 5: Now What?
June 4 marked the conclusion of the 100-day review. Within this timeframe, the United States encountered a number of major supply chain disruptions. What's in store for the future?
