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.

May 30, 2022

Eric Evans, managing director of business development at Rapid Ratings International explains that there are three pillars that many companies had in place during severe disruptions that helped them be competitive in a complicated industry during Supply and Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics' SCN Summit.

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How Food Manufacturers Combat Recalls With Automation and AI

October 31, 2026

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From FIFO to FEFO: Quantifying the Financial Impact of Freshness

October 28, 2026

TEKLYNX 2026 barcode label software solutions featuring CODESOFT, SENTINEL, LABELVIEW, LABEL ARCHIVE, and LABEL MATRIX products with user working at computer

TEKLYNX’s New Barcode Labeling Software Aligns with GS1 and RAIN RFID

October 28, 2026

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Why Year-Round Pest Management Matters

October 27, 2026

How Food Manufacturers Combat Recalls With Automation and AI

59% of respondents said that trade tariffs and geopolitical tension have had a significant impact on their businesses.

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From FIFO to FEFO: Quantifying the Financial Impact of Freshness

The industry has become very good at collecting cold chain data. The bigger opportunity now is to use that data to understand what is happening to the product itself and what that means financially.

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TEKLYNX’s New Barcode Labeling Software Aligns with GS1 and RAIN RFID

The 2026 release simplifies label design and compliance, extends print automation to out‑of‑network environments, and strengthens safeguards to prevent unauthorized or duplicate labels.

TEKLYNX 2026 barcode label software solutions featuring CODESOFT, SENTINEL, LABELVIEW, LABEL ARCHIVE, and LABEL MATRIX products with user working at computer

Pest Management

Why Year-Round Pest Management Matters

Rentokil Terminix

Businesses now face consistent, year-round rodent pressure, and operations that don't plan for it will feel the gap.

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Risk/Compliance

Mitigating Supply Chain Risk in Food Manufacturing

Food safety incidents, labeling errors, and supplier substitutions remain real industry risks. The question is whether an organization can identify an issue through its own connected data before it becomes a broader disruption.

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5 External Forces Reshaping Supply Chains in 2027

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

C.H. Robinson’s 2027 freight market outlook examines five key areas shaping supply chains in the year ahead.

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Risk/Compliance

How Supplier Assurance Builds Stronger Trust for Food Brands

To build stronger trust with consumers, brands must implement a more proactive approach that identifies problems before they reach shelves.

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Why Packaging Data Shouldn’t be Treated as Compliance Data

EPR shifts some of the financial and organizational responsibility for managing packaging waste from public waste systems to the businesses that place packaging on the market.

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Micro-Fulfillment

Kase's Cecelia Pasos Promotes Worker Safety and Company Culture: Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award

WSI (Warehouse Specialists, LLC)

Cecelia Pasos, Warehouse Manager, Kase (a WSI company), was named a recipient of this year's Women in Supply Chain Forum™ award.

Pest Management

How Pest Activity Impacts Food Logistics Performance

Sprague Pest Solutions

Pest activity is one disruption that is sometimes underestimated. Here's why.

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Mentorship Programs

Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Expands to Record-Breaking Fifth Annual Event

The Women in Supply Chain Forum™ is the only female-focused conference specific to supporting, celebrating and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

Logistics Reply Brings Governed Agentic AI into Warehouse Execution

Logistics Reply

The aim is to give agents the authority appropriate to each task: the ability to act does not, on its own, justify permission to do so.

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