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Congress Can't Afford to Forget Pandemic Supply Chain Lessons
There is a critical choice Congress must make. Will it stand by as product shortages, delays and price increases continue to wreak havoc, or it will it take an unprecedented opportunity to make a difference for the supply chain today and tomorrow?
Software & Technology
Frontline Workers Gravitate Towards Better Technology
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Tragedy Hits Jordan’s Aqaba Port
Pest Management
Monitoring Unwanted Pests Using Pest Devices
Safety & Security
Americans Blame Grocery Inflation on Supply Chain Inefficiencies
Packaging
E-Commerce Pushes Changes in CPG Packaging
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Trucking
Federal Gas Tax Holiday vs. the Highway Trust Fund. What’s Next?
President Biden is calling on Congress to make sure that the gas tax holiday has no negative effect on the Highway Trust Fund. But, critics feel otherwise. Let's discuss.
Professional Development
The Great Reshuffling Puts Frontline Jobs First
The supply chain is now considered to be the pandemic's must-have college degree. Here’s why.
Professional Development
Moving the Needle in Continued Supply Chain Education
Since The Great Reshuffling pushed many frontline jobs to the forefront, post-pandemic, supply chain jobs are here to stay.
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Food Safety
How to Ensure Operations Follow FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Connecting all parties, testing commodities as they pass through the doors and making sure everything is traceable can all move the food safety system in the right direction.
Food Safety
How Strong Traceability Programs Reduce Risks of Food Recalls
Without a strong traceability program that includes access to real-time data, companies are putting themselves – and the public – at risk.
Risk/Compliance
Sound Inventory Planning Helps Waylay Pesky Supply Chain Interruptions
Today, integrating inventory planning with financial planning is more critical than ever given the ability accounting has to properly steer planning, ordering, and ultimately profitability.
Worker Safety
Inauro Investment Helps SafetyCulture Improve Workplace Operations
By linking data from sensors, devices and other digital systems used within an organization, Inauro provides teams with a single source of data, streamlining workflows and enabling faster decision making.
Risk/Compliance
How Standardized Track and Trace Mitigates Risk in Food Transportation
Mitigating the impact of disrupting events requires standardization and digitalization of data and processes to provide universal and continuous access to accurate, real-time data.
Software Solutions
Reusable Transport Item Solution for Farm-to-Store Supply Chains
The IoT Pixels built into the RTI solution’s plastic crate are self-powered, postage stamp-sized computers that communicate wirelessly and can sense a range of physical and environment conditions, such as temperature, location change and more.
Transportation
2022 Sees First Price Jump in Containers
After significant lows in prices for containers, research shows the global average of monthly container prices increase for the first time this year.
Food Safety
SaaS App Provides First-Mile Traceability
The app is equipped with the latest recognition technology to automatically populate data fields from available documents, such as purchase orders or invoices.
SCN Summit
SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022
June 6, 2022
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Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts from Enable, Movilitas, Oracle, Generix, Blue Sky Capital Strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and more come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.
Rail & Intermodal
Biden Administration Announces 46 Railroad Projects, Totaling $368 million
Investment into our nation's rail system is top priority for the current White House. Today, more than $368 million in grant funds were revealed to improve on much needed rail infrastructure in 32 states.
Safety & Security
Disruption as the New Normal?
With disruption quickly becoming the New Normal, how can food businesses strengthen these weaknesses, creating more resilient supply chains that are able to scale and flex in-line with ever-shifting demands and challenges?
Agriculture
Biden-Harris Executive Order to Strengthen Food Supply Chains
The Executive Order will also promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors and make prices fairer for farmers and American consumers.
Software & Technology
Smart Energy Management: A Recipe to Improve Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the Food & Beverage Industry
To reduce energy waste and maximize production performance, leading companies are flocking to new technologies to capture key energy and production data.
Food Safety
Food Shortages in Wake of Russia-Ukraine War
The food logistics industry is facing shortages stemming from many challenges. But with a pivot to better software, many of these problems can be mitigated moving forward.
Safety & Security
What Characteristics Helped Companies Fare Better During Disruption?
Rapid Ratings International's Eric Evan explains that risk aware, proactive and the ability to react fast are qualities that can help a business better sustain problems in the supply chahin.
Packaging
How Enterprise Labeling Can Fix Food and Beverage Industry’s Food Safety Problems
Cloud-based labeling software can integrate directly with critical applications, like warehouse management systems (WMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) or product lifecycle management (PLM).
Safety & Security
Earthquake Preparedness: How Parametric Insurance Prevents Supply Chain Collapse
Imagine a major earthquake strikes one of our major shipping ports and airports, where essential goods are transported through. How does the supply chain continue on?
Risk/Compliance
Food and Beverage Industry Experienced Most Frequent Cargo Theft
In North America, prevalence of port congestion and railhead delays are seen as crucial factor.
SCN Summit
Supporting Continuous Improvement Is Key
Karen Lobdell of Thomson Reuters divulges three key points the company looks for at a high level for partners.
Trucking
L.I.N.K. | Fleets Need Intelligent Route Optimization to Keep Up
As demand continues to increase in the logistics sector, while a labor shortage and other major supply chain disruptions occur, fleets turn to intelligent ways to optimization their route planning.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Ukraine War, Trade Disruptions Continue to Challenge International Shipping Industry
Loss of life/vessels, exacerbation of crew crisis, trade disruption, sanctions burden, cost increases and availability of bunker fuel pose increased risk for international supply chains.
Carbon Footprint
How Carbon Labeling Can Reduce Food Industry's Carbon Footprint
For CPGs, food manufacturers and logistics teams looking to get involved in sustainability but unsure where to start, carbon labeling is a great first step.
Transportation
How Freight Shippers Can Reduce Risk Management
With the right technology to facilitate a predictable benchmark, a competitive edge in the face of capacity shortages and the ability to view credentials with ease, brokers can maximize their success and growth potential.
Webinars
Energy Mash-up – Best Practices to Balance Profitability with Sustainability
June 14, 2022
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The pressure on the food & beverage industry to minimize waste and maximize energy savings has never been greater. Your entire supply chain depends on critical, energy-intensive operations and processes to drive profitability and sustainability.
Risk/Compliance
Own Your Own Fleet? Insurance Coverage is Vital
A blend of well-planned insurance coverage, self-insurance through higher deductibles and coinsurance may offer lower rates while still providing peace of mind when faced with providing coverage for your needs.
Transportation
Thought Leaders Talk State of the Supply Chain in Upcoming SCN Summit
Register now to learn more about what's in store for national and global supply chains. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Electrification in Trucking, Building a Sustainable Supply Chain and more.
Warehousing
Internal, External Collaboration Is Key to Breaking Down Silos
Barry Bradley, head of Supply Chain at Crisp, explains that breaking down silos is key in supply chains, and to do so we need communication inside and outside of organizations.
Worker Safety
First-Year Workplace Injuries Led to 6 Million Lost Workdays
Among all worker injuries over the same period, construction workers on average missed the most workdays (98) due to an injury, followed by employees in transportation (88) and those in services (69).
Emerging Technologies
How IoT Helps Food Retailers Deliver Descriptive Insights, Prescriptive Analytics
Advances in IoT are making it more accessible to incorporate digital and physical workflows in a way that enables operators to increase brand loyalty and profit potential.
Warehousing
Order Volumes See Steepest Loss Since 2020: Report
New research from Tradeshift reveals a rough 2022 for order volumes, as the Russian/Ukraine war, China lockdowns, inflation and late payments derail the industry.
