Monday, March 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The new legislation now officially prohibits the importation of goods produced by forced labor or child labor, closing an 86 year old loophole and reauthorizing the Customs and Border…
Monday, December 7, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
U.S. multinationals engaged in Pacific Rim commerce appear to have a high threshold for risk, notes recent research done by Resilinc.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, based in Portland, Oregon, is an importer of high quality specialty-grade coffees from over 15 countries around the world. As pioneer of the “Relationship Coffee Model,” it has championed the direct trade model and the creation of…
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The need for airlines to adopt a solid information security framework is also clear, observe senior analysts at Boeing.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
With highly publicized recalls affecting millions of consumers, the first quarter of 2015 stood out for the rippling effects many of the recalls had throughout the supply chain, says a new study.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
A consortium of international risk management experts recently announced the launch of Hostile Environment Liability Protection (HELP), a risk mitigation, crisis response and insurance program.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
More than one-quarter of professionals (28.9 percent) say their organizations experienced supply chain fraud, waste or abuse during the past 12 months
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Recently, some prominent buyers' brands have been damaged because their suppliers caused major harm to workers or the environment, e.g., through a deadly factory fire or release of toxic chemicals. How can buyers motivate suppliers to exert greater care to prevent such harm?
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 · SCMR Staff
A new study, “Understanding Risk Assessment Practices at Manufacturing Companies,” uncovers complex business risks and disruptors facing manufacturers, and a pressing need for the industry to evolve its risk assessment capabilities.
Friday, May 1, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Norway is ranked #1 in the Index as the country best suited for companies seeking to avoid disruptions in their global supply chain operations. Venezuela ranked last on the list of the 130 countries and territories listed. The three regions of the United States – East,…
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 · APQC
A recent survey conducted by APQC indicates that many organizations have been affected by various types of IT disruptions within the last two years.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Despite Kraft’s Blue Box recall last month it the food giant went ahead with its announcement that it would be merging with Heinz – thereby making the Kraft Heinz Company the fifth largest food and beverage company in the world, third in the U.S.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
According to DHL, these partnerships go beyond transaction-based solutions providers of the past to strategic partners who deliver competitive advantage and growth through their supply chain solutions and technological capabilities.
Friday, December 12, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its first-ever analysis of anti-bribery on a global scale, sounding an alarm for U.S. supply chain managers.
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