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Supply Chain Tops List of Increasingly Connected Corporate Risks
Business interruption and supply chain risks remain atop a list of the major hazards drawing companies’ attention this year, according to the recently released Allianz Risk Barometer, a survey of some 400 of the firm’s corporate insurance experts from more […]
Supply chains must collaborate to combat climate risk
Written by Accenture, the CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2014, ‘Collaborative Action on Climate Risk’, details how leading companies are managing the significant risk that climate change poses to global supply chains. According to the report, suppliers report that both […]
Thirty-Six Percent of MODEX Attendees Plan on Spending $1 Million or More on Supply Chain Solutions
MODEX 2014 attendees are registering in record numbers and they are ready to invest in material handling, logistics supply chain equipment and systems. A full 36% have spending plans of $1,000,000 or more over the next 18 months. An additional […]
U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics
The U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics was released last week. The 67-page report and action plan was developed in an 18-month-long process. Its content is based on input from more than 100 thought leaders, including material handling and logistics […]
Self-Driving Vehicles Will Hit the Highways Within a Decade – Study
As manufacturers and shippers adopt robot labor and e-tail giant Amazon ponders delivery drones, we all may be less than a generation away from a world of self-driving cars. A new study from research and analysis firm IHS, Emerging Technologies: […]
Study Links Socially Responsible Supplier Selection to Better Financial Performance
A growing number of retailers and manufacturers have adopted policies aimed at making their supply chains transparent and free of environmental and human-rights abuses – moves that surely improve corporate image. A recent study suggests that “socially responsible supplier selection” […]