Auditing is a vital element in ensuring regulatory compliance — an increasingly important factor in today's business processes and operations.

When it comes to responding to risk, companies often experience a disconnect between the executive suite and frontline employees.

The expediting of raw materials, parts, systems and subsystems in inbound logistics is a common but necessary evil for many companies.

What exactly is "optimization" as it relates to supply-chain management today? Here are some of the drivers behind that concept.