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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
Sustainability
Supply Chain Jobs: Human Rights & Evolving Global Supply Chains
Worker Safety
First-Year Workplace Injuries Led to 6 Million Lost Workdays
Worker Safety
L.I.N.K. | 67% of Frontline Workers Feel They Aren’t Heard
Safety & Security
The Importance of a Secure Loading Dock Environment
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SCN Summit
Companies Need to Play 3 Primary Roles for True Value Chain
Suraj Patil, assistant manager of Aranca, explains that value chain-developing edge-enable industrial machine ecosystem will require entities playing three primary roles.
Professional Development
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award
This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.
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SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022
June 6, 2022
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Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts from Enable, Movilitas, Oracle, Generix, Blue Sky Capital Strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and more come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.
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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.
Worker Safety
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.
Risk/Compliance
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.
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.
Trucking
Keeping Truck Drivers Happy
Carriers must be competitive to excel at driver recruitment and driver retention in today's drivers' market.
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.
Worker Safety
Keeping Truck Drivers Happy
Carriers must be competitive to excel at driver recruitment and driver retention in today's drivers' market.
Worker Safety
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
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.
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.
Worker Safety
Supply Chain Insurance Gets Technological
Kinetic and Nationwide partner together to create a technology-driven approach to employee safety and insurance claims.
Worker Safety
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.
Training/Onboarding
The Distribution Center of Tomorrow is Powered by Labor Management Software
Today’s labor management software platforms can be used to incentivize employee engagement, lower attrition rates, shorten fulfillment time and reduce direct labor spend.
Worker Safety
Empower Employees Through Contextual Mobility to Increase Productivity and Safety Across the Supply Chain
Advanced workforce mobility comes to life when mobile device policies are dynamically enforced based on the context of each user. This is the new model for the modern workforce.
Risk/Compliance
Securing the Supply Chain in the Age of Hybrid Work
As organizations re-evaluate the way they work, they must also rethink their security posture and the tools they are utilizing to meet the new demands of hybrid work.
Worker Safety
Improving Driver Health
When more fleet owners take the initiative to improve driver health, they strengthen the trucking industry as a key player in the nation’s supply chain.
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.
