Current business scenarios are proving that companies that plan for both best- and worst-case circumstances are the real winners.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection now has the authority to bar goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous (XUAR) if their production involves the use of slave labor.

Despite numerous advances in plant automation, operating companies today continue to struggle with inefficiencies across supply chains that provide material, equipment and the services required to operate and maintain their facilities.