Regulation & Compliance

Understanding Independent Distributor Certifications and Anti-Counterfeiting

September 12, 2012

Quality management systems are at the core of every set of critical business processes, and essential among these are anti-counterfeit strategies. Recently, industry headlines have been replete with analyst and government reports documenting the pervasiveness of counterfeit product in supply chains. Rather than a new problem though, counterfeit criminal activity is as old as business itself, and with this history comes an equally long history of anti-counterfeit strategies and risk management practices.

How Business Should Respond to SEC's Rule on Conflict Minerals

September 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

No one appears completely happy with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule on tracking the presence of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in high-tech and other types of products. Comments on SEC's action range from outright opposition to quibbling over details.

Court Seems to Say Retailers Can Track Shoppers' Movements In and Outside Stores

September 10, 2012

Storefront Backtalk

Retailers wrestling with how far they can legally go with tracking shoppers' movements within their stores and in neighborhoods near their stores have been given an unexpected green light from a federal appeals court.

Stanford Slates Responsible Supply Chains Conference

September 10, 2012

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford University's Graduate School of Business will host a one-day conference on socially and environmentally responsible supply chains. Entitled "Shared Value and Supply Chains - Strategies for Success," the event will take place on Oct. 10, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and be followed by a networking reception.

How Business Should Respond to SEC's Rule on Conflict Minerals

September 10, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Now, Samsung Accused of Labor Violations in Its Chinese Factories

September 7, 2012

Computerworld

A labor rights group has accused Samsung of "illegal and inhumane violations" at its factories in China, reporting cases of excessive overtime and exhausting working conditions, with employees being made to stand for up to 12 hours for a single shift.

Little Being Done to Focus on Underlying Costs of Healthcare Supply Chains

September 6, 2012

ChainLink Research

In spite of several laws passed in the last decade, we have not begun to scratch the surface of addressing the cost of healthcare.

The California Tax Man Cometh, and He's Headed for Internet Merchants

September 5, 2012

The Los Angeles Times

State tax collectors are preparing to crack down on renegade internet merchants who don't collect sales taxes, and nearly 100 new state auditors, lawyers and other specialists are being hired to help over the next three years.

Serialization, Data Management Combat Counterfeiting in Food and Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

September 5, 2012

ChainLink Research

Attention is mounting by consumers, government, industry, and media to address the growing counterfeit challenges in the US.

U.S. Trade with NAFTA Partners in June Up 6.6 Percent Over Same Period in 2011

September 5, 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 6.6 percent higher in June 2012 than in June 2011, totaling $82.6bn, unadjusted for inflation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.