Getting out of the office to attend an industry event offers a great opportunity to find out what’s on the minds of supply chain professionals and what subjects they are interested in
The supply chain arena has become a quagmire of challenges. As the world has gotten smaller, the complexity of the global supply chain has become that much more multifaceted
Efficiencies resulting from centralizing security intelligence tools and information reduce costs while enhancing threat detection and improving incident response, all of which goes right to the bottom line
Complexity tends to increase costs. Complexity can adversely affect the resilience of your supply chain (its ability to bounce back after events). Complexity makes risk management more difficult. Complexity tends to slow down decisions and actions.
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Its mission – to educate the public on the safe, secure use of the internet and our shared global digital assets through the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign.
Corporations are beginning to monitor social media as a source of competitive intelligence. Care should be taken in what you share about yourself and your company.
There are hundreds of versions, some more sophisticated than others. But they are very successful, due in no small part because, we are assured, they are “100 percent risk free” and offer the promise of a huge windfall.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
When pondering the title to this new blog, I stumbled on the Supply Chain and Operations Management Glossary. I was immediately drawn to the term “logistics curve” - defined as “a lazy S curve convenient for representing a variety of things.”
Companies that have adopted category management practices—managing product categories separately and customizing them according to specific customer needs—outperform others on a number of key supply chain metrics.
If you’re spent just a little time watching the 2011 drama regarding the debt ceiling, you probably are wondering whether there are adults or children running things in Washington.
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