Regulation & Compliance

Cost of Logistics Services in Africa Can Be Very High, But There Are Some Bright Spots

September 17, 2013

The appalling state of infrastructure in much of Africa is greatly responsible for the high cost of logistics services on much of the continent.

Reducing Lost and Orphaned Shipments: Four Strategies for Success

September 12, 2013

Donna Fritz, Vice President, TAKE Supply Chain

Customer service and fulfillment excellence are highly prioritized strategies for competitive performance. Increasingly, organizations find that for more effective, resilient and reliable supply chain execution in the areas of warehousing, shipping and procurement, more gains are realized by integrating these previously unconnected processes.

Teetering on a Transition Point in Transportation

September 12, 2013

Lawrence J. Gross, Gross Transportation Consulting, & Sr Consultant, FTR Assoc.

New Software to Enforce Illegal Chemicals Supply Chain

September 10, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

Verify Brand, active in supply chain security software systems, says its new Verify Platform, a piece of advanced serialization, traceability and authentication software, could stop illegal, dangerous and counterfeit chemicals from entering a manufacturer's supply chain.

Supply-Chain Risk Management Comes to the C-Suite

September 9, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Douglas Kent, global vice president with Avnet Velocity, talks about why there has been renewed interest in supply-chain risk management at the highest level of company operations.

Usefulness of That Retail Customer Information You've Collected Is Imperiled

September 6, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

You know all that CRM data you've been so lovingly collecting from loyalty programs, special offers, POS systems and any other way you could find to gather shopper information? It's about to be put at risk by a data broker - and not in the way you expected.

Mitigating FCPA Exposure in International Franchise and Distribution Relationships

September 5, 2013

Michael E. Burke, Esq., Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory

Mitigating the risk of sanctions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a core concern in every international commercial transaction, including cross-border distribution and franchising relationships.

Electronics Waste Often Shipped Illegally to Developing Nations

September 4, 2013

The Hindu

The disposal of computers and other electronic and electrical goods, e-waste, is a growing global problem, with much of the often dangerous junk winding up in emerging countries.

Companies Begin Taking the Cyber Battle to the Hacker

August 30, 2013

CFO

With worries about data breaches and privacy violations mounting by the day, corporations are becoming more aggressive about preventing physical and financial losses, experts say. In some cases, they add, that can involve counterattacks against hackers.

U.S. Manufacturing Exports Have Become the Engine of the American Economy

August 30, 2013

BCG

Export manufacturing has recently become the unsung hero of the U.S. economy. Despite all the public focus on the U.S. trade deficit, little attention has been paid to the fact that the country's exports have been growing more than seven times faster than GDP since 2005. As a share of the U.S. economy, in fact, exports are at their highest point in 50 years.