SupplyShift
MARCH 1, 2018
As corporate priorities evolve , large enterprises have realized that supply chain transparency is not only a critical aspect of brand image, but is also of paramount importance for the bottom line. However, achieving transparency at first appears to be a daunting task, as most companies have little to no visibility of their supply chains beyond their direct suppliers.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 2, 2018
Instead, businesses should be coming up with detailed plans for responding to the inevitable attack by ransomware or other types of malware. And the need for preparation is more crucial today than ever before: 2017 saw the highest number of malware attacks on record. Ransomware incidents alone increased tenfold over the prior year. On this episode, we get tips on how to devise an effective response plan from two executives of cybersecurity consultant Plixer — Michael Patterson, chief executive o
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The Network Effect
MARCH 2, 2018
There is a lot of buzz around the supply chain industry with new technologies and trends disrupting the industry. With. The post 3 Trends Supply Chain Trends to Consider in 2018 appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Collaborator
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
As with most complex business challenges, the ability to accommodate increasingly complicated supply chains is heavily dependent on technology. Yet, a surprising number of shippers are still performing their day-to-day functions without the assistance of any supply chain digitization software solution (or with antiquated processes). Time is running out to adopt the technology your organization will need to remain competitive.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
SupplyShift
MARCH 1, 2018
As corporate priorities evolve , large enterprises have realized that supply chain transparency is not only a critical aspect of brand image, but is also of paramount importance for the bottom line. However, achieving transparency at first appears to be a daunting task, as most companies have little to no visibility of their supply chains beyond their direct suppliers.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 1, 2018
A joint investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Guardian found that hygiene incidents are at numbers that experts described as “deeply worrying.” U.S. campaigners are calling once again for the closure of a legal loophole that allows meat with salmonella to be sold in the human supply chain, and also warn about the industry’s push to speed up production in the country’s meat plants.
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Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Syprine, which treats a rare condition known as Wilson disease, gained notoriety after Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the price of the drug to $21,267 in 2015 from $652 just five years earlier. Along with similar practices by pharmaceutical executives like Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals and Heather Bresch of Mylan (the maker of the EpiPen), the story helped spark a national conversation about the high cost of prescription drugs, not to mention Congressional inquiries and
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Indeed, the very notion of applications that “talk” to one another is merely an extension of a system that shippers and carriers have deployed for years, albeit in a more primitive fashion. There’s nothing new, for example, about a carrier’s ability to monitor the interior temperature and humidity of a shipping container while in transit. But the coming of the Internet of Things has allowed for the execution of that task with far greater scale, efficiency and accuracy than ever before.
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