Editor's Letter: When it comes to “social sustainability,” or human rights, much of the corporate world is still unprepared for the regulations and legislation that they’ll be encountering.
The attacks on Red Sea shipping have forced carriers to reroute their vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, resulting in increased cost. But that hasn’t fazed New Balance.
In a difficult economy, the most obvious action item on executive agendas is cutting cost. Yet businesses often fail to make good on that relatively straightforward objective.
With every advance in communications technology comes a fresh vulnerability that opens the user to cyberattack. So it goes with 5G mobile connectivity.
Are global supply chains finally shaking off the after-effects of the pandemic? The latest findings from GEP’s Global Supply Chain Volatility Index suggest that might be the case.
Automation has been touted as the key to ramping up warehouse efficiency in the face of a shortfall of labor. But it comes with its own set of problems.
Including same-day delivery options is good for business, bringing long-term, strategic benefits that should counter the typical six-figure cost of setting it up.
When it comes to assessing supply chain risks, planners generally don’t place natural disasters at the top of the list. But with the growing number of extreme weather events, that could change in the coming years.