All Supply Chain articles
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Resourcee-Book: Thwarting risk in your company's Supply Chain
This e-Book explores the need for effective risk management in the company supply chain.
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New benchmark report takes global look at CSR performance
A new benchmark report published by sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis provides a comprehensive analysis of the corporate social responsibility performance of more than 30,000 companies around the world.
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Proactive approach needed in today’s cyber-crime environment
An expert sheds light on behavioral science-driven solutions that help businesses prepare for a breach before it happens.
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Reports: Huawei dangles incentives to overcome U.S. sanctions
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is reportedly offering cash rewards to employees aiding its struggle against significant U.S. sanctions.
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Volvo becomes latest to join Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network
The Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network announced its digital supply chain for cobalt has moved beyond pilot phase and is progressing toward use in live production computing environments from spring 2020, just as Volvo joins as its newest member.
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Oxfam slams U.K. supermarkets over worker abuses in supply chains
In an effort to cut costs and raise revenue, U.K. supermarkets are endangering employees with such abuses as a lack of toilets, unsafe drinking water, and illnesses resulting from exposure to pesticides, says a new report from Oxfam.
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Assent Compliance to expand to Amsterdam, Malaysia
Assent Compliance announced it is continuing its worldwide expansion with new regional hubs in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Penang, Malaysia.
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How industries are responding to the escalating U.S.-China trade war
While the escalating tit-for-tat trade war and increasing tariff rate hikes between the U.S. and China cannot be controlled, proactive companies are learning to swing with the punches—from diversifying their supply chains to shifting their production lines elsewhere.
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Blockchain: The new frontier for supply chain risk management
A new pilot project currently being explored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has enlisted IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart to help determine how to incorporate blockchain into pharmaceutical supply chains.
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E2open completes Amber Road acquisition
E2open, a supply chain software solutions provider, announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Amber Road.
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Top 10 supply chain risks for 2019
Natural disasters, droughts, port disruptions, cargo theft, and industrial fires are some of the top supply-chain risks that should keep executives and chief risk officers on their toes in 2019, according to a new risk report.
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The reputation-shredding scourge of human trafficking
Recent headlines, sparked by a billionaire’s alleged bad choices, should serve as a reminder of the brand damage companies could face from their involvement in human trafficking and the use, intentional or otherwise, of slave and child labor.
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Global Slavery Index: U.S. has most at-risk imports among G20
The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods at risk of being produced through modern slavery among G20 countries, followed by Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index.
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Risk mitigation strategies amid U.S.-China trade tensions
Tensions between the United States and China are forcing many companies to reassess their trade compliance programs in addition to their supply-chain risk mitigation strategies.
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Tariffs on/tariffs off: a compliance nightmare
In this world of tariffs on/tariffs off, dealing with compliance issues under the current U.S. administration has become not just a nightmare for compliance officers in the United States, but also for those in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
