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Descartes Systems Acquires OCR Services For $90 Million
Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services for $90 million, enhancing its global trade compliance solutions.
Bill Seward Delivers Keynote Speech at MODEX 2024
UPS' President of Supply Chain Solutions Bill Seward discusses supply chain strategy, technology investments, and more at MODEX 2024.
Pharma Supply Chain Navigates its own Challenges
Nearshoring efforts and climate impacts regularly disrupting supply chains are just two of the challenges facing the life sciences supply chain, and lives are at stake if it fails.
Supply Chain Waits on Political Winds
Politics seems to be on everyone’s mind in this election year and the effects on supply chains are becoming evident in every aspect of our work.
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Ten Golden Rules of Supplier Risk Management by JAGGAER
In this whitepaper we cover the best practices to mitigate risks and create a crisis response plan.
How to Avoid the Pittfalls of Contract Management in Telecom and High-Tech
This white paper explores how organizations in high-tech and telecom industries can navigate challenges, improve contract management efficiency,...
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Sustainability Efforts Continue to Ramp Up, Research Finds
Supply chain sustainability efforts continue to ramp up, but while companies are responding to global challenges, economic pressures are a different story.
Increases in Theft Add to Retail Supply Chain Challenges
A rise in retail theft has put added pressure on supply chains as retailers seek new ways to combat crime.
10 Things to Ask Before Onboarding a New Vendor
A thorough and strategic vendor selection process guides companies through the vendor selection process, helping ensure subpar suppliers never make it into the procurement process.
Canadian Supply Chain Law Places Responsibility on Executives
A Canadian supply chain law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, will place the responsibility on brands, retailers, and importers to identify and prevent child and forced labor within their supplier networks.
Fighting Back Against Cyber Thieves
Preventing a cyber attack is nearly impossible, but there are plenty of steps chief supply chain officers can take to bolster their organizations’ cyber resilience and limit the potential of damage.
Industry Leaders Warn of Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Supply Chains
More extreme weather is a major concern for supply chain. Last week a U.S. Senate committee heard testimony on how the weather could further disrupt supply chains if action is not taken.
Combatting Supply Chain Fraud Requires a Multi-Faceted Strategy
Fraud remains a concern among carriers, shippers and 3PLs, but fighting back remains a complex and time-consuming process.
Customers: The Shocking Culprits Behind 33% of Aerospace Supply Chain Chaos
A new study from global manufacturing tech firm TRIGO finds that one-third of late deliveries in aerospace manufacturing are the result of the end customer and not the supplier.
Global Apparel Retailers Better Positioned for Supply Chain Diversification
Companies across sectors are increasingly shifting manufacturing away from China in an effort to reduce vulnerability and exposure to rising labor costs. Research from Moody’s finds that large global apparel companies may fare the best when diversifying.
Optimizing Supply Chain Resilience for Sustainable Future Success
Companies looking to build resiliency in the supply chains need to get out of silos and build collaboration to collect the right data.
CSCMP EGDE Panel Weighs Volatility’s Impact on Operations
Multiple factors, from inventories, to labor uncertainty and the shutdown of Yellow Corp. continue to pressure supply chain operational costs.
Geopolitics, the Supply Chain, and Why It Matters
As the supply chain has become more global and more complicated, the influence of geopolitical events is creating more urgency for businesses to secure their networks.
Exports from India Grow as Companies Shift Away from China
India has seen a 44% increase in exports to the U.S. as American companies looking to diversify their supply chains turn away from China.
How to Avoid the Pittfalls of Contract Management in Telecom and High-Tech
This white paper explores how organizations in high-tech and telecom industries can navigate challenges, improve contract management efficiency, and build a robust risk mitigation strategy.
Moody’s: Carbon Offsets Open Supply Chains Up to Financial, Reputational Risks
A new report from Moody's finds that companies that rely on buying carbon offsets as an emisisons-reduction strategy could face financial and reputational harm.
ASCM Releases Top 10 Supply Chain Trends for 2024
The ASCM top 10 supply chain trends for 2024 feature a new number one, but technology trends still dominate the top five overall.
Suppliers Could Take the Biggest Hit from Auto Union Strike
An extended United Auto Workers strike against the Big 3 automakers could have significant ripple effects in the automotive supply chain, hampering smaller manufacturers and related suppliers.
5 Tips to Help Your Supply Chain Navigate Panama Canal Restrictions
As the drought continues to hamper ocean vessel traffic in the Panama Canal, AlixPartners offers tips on how shippers can manage the current crisis.
Supply Chain Lessons to be Learned from Weather-Related Events
From disruptions in the Panama Canal due to drought and threats of major hurricanes like Idalia, weather can take a toll on your supply chain. Getting ahead of the disaster before it hits starts with building resiliency.
Featured Companies
BROWZ ensures that supply chains are safe, qualified, and socially responsible by delivering a comprehensive solution to prequalify, assess, and monitor supply chain compliance based on the unique needs of your business. BROWZ provides comprehensive assessments using patented, configurable technology…
Founded by former investigators and staffed by linguists, risk analysts and technology specialists, Arachnys uses human expertise and cutting edge technology to monitor and retrieve critical business information. The platform allows due diligence professionals to process AML, KYC and other…
Traditional supply chain systems were focused on functional efficiency, often at the expense of agility. Leveraging the latest digital enablers, new forms of data, and AI, Coupa’s Supply Chain offering, powered by LLamasoft, is delivering the next generation of…
Companies are permanently exposed to pressure in terms of innovations and costs. As a result, companies often tap into new markets by outsourcing their value-added services. This results in complex, global supply networks but also in a range of unknown…
Sourcemap is easily the most flexible and intuitive supply chain visualization solution. Map the end-to-end supply chain automatically from your purchasing data. Link sites from raw materials to end customers. Search and organize by metrics and tags and instantly generate…
GEP delivers transformative supply chain solutions that help global enterprises become more agile and resilient, operate more efficiently and effectively, gain competitive advantage, boost profitability, and increase shareholder value.
ReposiTrak®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Park City Group, partners with retailers to accelerate sales, control risk and reduce supply chain expense. The ReposiTrak MarketPlace allows retailers to search, sample, vet, onboard, and order from new suppliers to expand local…
What is Datalynq? Datalynq was created to help engineers and purchasers better understand the risk associated with the global supply chain.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces…
AirFreight.com offers something no other transportation or logistics shipper can: the most highly relevant search results in the industry. The Expedited Group owns over one hundred web domains, including some of the most powerful in the industry AirFreight.com,…
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How Does IKEA’s Inventory Management Supply Chain Strategy Really Work?
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Starbucks as an Example of the Value Chain Model
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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Explained
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Is Apple’s Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study
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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report 2024
We’ve researched the five biggest trends in the supply chain space this year, and, drawing on our expertise in procurement and...
Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
Download this whitepaper to learn Unified Control System (UCS), designed to orchestrate automated and human workflows across the warehouse, enabling automation technologies...
An Inside Look at Dropshipping
Korber Supply Chain’s introduction to the world of dropshipping. While dropshipping is not for every retailer or distributor, it does provide...
C3 Solutions Major Trends for Yard and Dock Management in 2024
What trends you should be focusing on in 2024 depends on how far you are on your yard and dock management journey. This...
Packsize on Demand Packing Solution for Furniture and Cabinetry Manufacturers
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