Risk Management

6 Questions With … Apu Pavithran

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 · Brian Straight
Hexnode CEO Apu Pavithran explains why cybersecurity threats are growing and what supply chain businesses can do to protect their systems in this 6 Questions With … feature.

Supply disruptions top list of concerns for procurement leaders

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 · Brian Straight
Procurement professionals are still concerned about disruptions, with 42% citing things like disasters and transportation issues among their top worries in a recent Gartner survey.

Supply chain penetration: A new instrument of warfare?

Monday, December 2, 2024 · Peter Shi, Hedy Dou and Miles Yang
Managing costs, quality, and security across complex, multinational supply chains is daunting, but the failure to control the entirety of the supply chain across multiple borders increases the risk of supply chain penetration-based attacks—so-called “supply chain warfare.”

Can supply chain managers embrace an entrepreneurial mindset?

Monday, November 11, 2024 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship within SCM encourages leaders to explore new opportunities, innovate processes, and think more dynamically about partnerships, logistics, and risk mitigation.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Monday, November 4, 2024 · Angela Hultberg
The CSDDD is poised to accelerate the transition to sustainable business practices, transforming supply chains into engines of sustainability.

Analyzing the supply chain risks behind the top data breaches in 2024

Monday, November 4, 2024 · Tim Freestone, chief strategy officer
An evaluation of the top 11 data breaches in the first half of this year found that supply chain cyber risks pose a serious challenge in many instances.

Three frameworks for creative problem-solving in supply chain

Thursday, October 31, 2024 · Marisa Brown and Nathanael Vlachos, APQC
Maneuver warfare, design thinking, and TRIZ all offer frameworks for creative thinking and problem-solving that can help organizations develop novel solutions to today’s challenges

Mitigating geopolitical uncertainty: 4 essential tactics for industrial CSCOs

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · Gartner Supply Chain
Enhancing data visibility, regionalizing supply chain networks, engaging in scenario planning, and fostering collaboration within the partner ecosystem are essential tactics to boost supply chain resilience and agility.

The 10 top disruptions in 2024 (so far)

Monday, September 30, 2024 · Brian Straight
Regulations, climate and more are increasing and supply chains are paying the price. These are the top supply chain disruptions in 2024 so far.

Why global businesses must consider climate change risks to their supply chains

Friday, September 27, 2024 · Sara Hsu
Extreme weather events are on the rise, posing significant challenges to supply chain managers, who must make rapid decisions and pivot to alternative suppliers or different logistic routes while adhering to climate-related regulations.

The EPIC Framework: A tool for supply chain managers in an age of global disruptions

Friday, September 20, 2024 · University of Tennessee Knoxville Global Supply Chain Institute
The EPIC Framework provides the structure for assessing supply chain readiness in regions around the globe from economic, political, infrastructural, and competence perspectives by defining and explaining these dimensions to assess their potential impacts on the effectiveness…

Reglobalization drives the modern supply chain network

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 · Brian Straight
The pursuit of low-cost networks left supply chains vulnerable to volatility. Now, they are refocusing on networks that are resilient, agile and flexible with the added focus on cost.

Use value to drive organizational change

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Brian Straight
As supply chains gained favor with the C-Suite, added scrutiny was, in some cases, an unwelcome consequence. Not only was more attention being paid to the operation, but so too was focus shifted onto cost, sustainability, and increasingly the journey to an outcome.

Can another supply chain group save us?

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Brian Straight
Back in late 2023, in response to global panic about the state of the supply chain, President Joe Biden announced the formation of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. Now, another group has formed. Will it succeed in its mission to improve the supply chain?

A $125M Portland project seeks to revitalize a historic community, U.S. manufacturing

Friday, August 30, 2024 · Brian Straight
A $125 million redevelopment project in Portland, Oregon’s Old Town neighborhood hopes to leverage 3D printing to bring shoe and apparel manufacturing back to the region in a live-work-play community.
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