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Supply Chain Companies Need a Profound Cultural Change in How They Treat Workers

There’s no way around it: Supply chain executives are going to have to flatten the hierarchy if they want to attract and retain the best workers.

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Five Steps to Improving Cyber Preparedness in the Supply Chain

Cybersecurity threats are on the rise for manufacturers, with the industry accounting for 65% of all ransomware attacks in 2021, but 61% of those surveyed do not have a plan in place for operational disruption.

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Solutions to the Supply Chain Bullwhip Effect

One of the curses of the Great Supply Chain Disruption of 2020 was the phenomenon known as “the bullwhip effect.”

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Counteracting the Supply Chain Drain With Labeling Tech

Labeling processes for inventory, asset management, receiving, shipping and pricing have typically been labor-intensive, error-ridden, and time-consuming.

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The African Supply Chain and Its New Trade Agreement

A new trade agreement can be Africa’s game-changer if stakeholders don’t miss the vital piece in the puzzle: the need for an efficient supply chain.

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The Intelligent Automation Imperative: How Should Companies Respond?

Companies that invested in artificial intelligence-powered automation are reaping huge returns.

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Automation’s Role in Addressing Unpredictable Supply Chains

Automation in the supply chain is certainly not new. However, recent advances in artificial intelligence-based systems have made automation far more effective.

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Can an FMC Order Break the Cargo Logjam at Ports?

The recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 gave the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission stronger oversight of how ocean carriers and marine terminals treat shippers. Now, FMC is being called on to wield some of that power.

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Supply Chain Disruptions: A Wake-up Call to Re-Evaluate Supplier Contracts

Businesses today find themselves facing a wide range of economic and legal challenges, resulting in the inability of suppliers and buyers to meet contractual obligations.

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Truck Fleets Are Waking Up to the Need to Slash Vehicle Emissions

A significant industry challenge revolves around answering the question of how to efficiently move the transportation industry toward a carbon-free future.

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Building Digital Resilience With Supply Chain 5.0

Some visionaries are predicting a Fifth Industrial Revolution: a reconciliation between humans and machines. This is what Supply Chain 5.0 speculates.

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Three Risks for Procurement — And What to Do About Them

What are the biggest risks procurement teams need to account for in the immediate future, and how can they mitigate them?

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