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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).
Sourcing & Procurement
Expectations for Contractor Outsourcing Increases
Fleet Management
Rail Shutdown Could Slow, Halt Shipments in Every Market
Regulations
Third-Party Risk Management Application Helps Extend ESG Values
Sourcing & Procurement
Will Amazon’s New Warehouse Union Spark a Trend?
Trucking
AI Dashcam Boosts Driver Safety
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Sourcing & Procurement
An Inside Look at Procurement Trends with Amazon Business
Supply and Demand Chain Executive interviews Todd Heimes, global director of Amazon Business worldwide, to learn about procurement technology today and the e-commerce giant’s strategy in digital sourcing.
Webinars
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
December 5, 2022
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Software & Technology
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Women of the Supply Chain
Supply & Demand Chain Executive introduces the recipients of its third annual Women in Supply Chain award.
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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.
Transportation
Tragedy Hits Jordan’s Aqaba Port
The need for safety in ports is top of mind, as an accident causes a gas leak and at least 12 deaths.
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
Why Future-Proofing the Supply Chain Starts with Partnerships
Planning for unexpected supply chain challenges requires a considerable amount of forethought. Brands need to prioritize changes that maximize their chances of weathering supply chain woes. Let’s take a look at three changes brands can make this year.
Sanitization
3 Ways AI Is the Future of Warehouse Cleaning
To remain profitable and effective, warehouses must look for efficiencies elsewhere. Many are finding solutions through an unexpected team player: cleaning robots.
Sustainability
Supply Chain Jobs: Human Rights & Evolving Global Supply Chains
To understand what’s at stake, it is important to understand the risks of not getting it right.
Worker Safety
First-Year Workplace Injuries Led to 6 Million Lost Workdays
Among all worker injuries over the same period, construction workers on average missed the most workdays (98) due to an injury, followed by employees in transportation (88) and those in services (69).
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.
Robotics
World’s Smartest Autonomous Forklift Improves Warehouse Safety
OTTO Lifter is a smart autonomous forklift that drives nimbly in crowded and dynamic environments and improves safety in warehouses and facilities.
Risk/Compliance
Ransomware Attacks Jumped Almost 93% in 2021
Throughout 2021, attacks were most commonly targeted at the public (19.35%) and industrial sectors (19.35%), followed by consumer cyclicals (16.13%).
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.
Fleet Management
SLA Compliance Solutions Provides Proactive Alerts, Early Detection of Violations
Built on top of CIC Cockpit, RADAR empowers supply chain-driven businesses to mitigate compliance risk by defining, measuring, reporting and acting immediately on time-sensitive SLA notifications.
Trucking
Happy Drivers Result in Optimized Supply Chain
Fleets that reward positive driving behaviors incentivize drivers to want to do well, which fosters driver loyalty, reduces accident claims, thereby reducing costs and creating safer roads.
Trucking
How IT-Led Business Innovation Accelerates Performance, Reduces Cost
Ryder selected the Appian Platform to unify systems and processes through multiple synergistic applications.
Sourcing & Procurement
Procurement’s Big Miss When it Comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Building a DE&I practice around the extended workforce will create a competitive advantage. Procurement needs the current benchmark metrics on external workforce diversity in order to set goals.
Worker Safety
Cyber Incidents Major Concern for Supply Chains, Outranking COVID-19
Cyber incidents tops the Allianz Risk Barometer for only the second time in the survey’s history, business interruption drops to a close second and natural catastrophes rank third.
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.
Supply Chain Visibility
3 Ways to Leverage Existing Technology for Better Supply Chain Risk Management
Automation and broader applications of AI and ML are certainly ahead. But for now, identify what it is you need to solve, what data you need to get there and how you can work with existing technology, customers and partners to gain that insight.
Worker Safety
Trucking Technology’s Impact on Safety and Security
Technology, including automation and machine learning, is a key driver of transportation safety and security.
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.
Retention
How Retailers Can Address Labor-Related Supply Chain Gaps
When employees feel they have processes in place and technology to help them do their jobs more efficiently, that will contribute to feelings of ownership and success that lead to improved retention.
Risk/Compliance
Splunk Releases 2022 Foreseeable Trends
The combination of government and industry will be the biggest stronghold against cyber threats.
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.
Expert Columnists
Keeping Truck Drivers Happy
Carriers must be competitive to excel at driver recruitment and driver retention in today's drivers' market.
Fleet Management
360-Degree Visibility Provides Insight into Safety Incidents
Camera Connector integrates third-party camera feeds into Samsara's video-based workflows for coaching and safety insights.
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.
