John J. Brown, director of supply chain risk management at Coca-Cola, discusses psychological factors that impact risk perception and how becoming more aware of these factors can help companies improve risk assessment and risk management.

Jeff Metersky, vice president of the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Practice at Chainalytics, explains how a new approach to benchmarking can help companies improve their forecast accuracy and why even small improvements make a big difference.

More and more, companies are finding that employees not only want to bring their own internet-connected devices into the workplace, they want to do it at their own expense. While that sounds like a cost-saver for many companies, the ramifications of the bring-your-own device (BYOD) phenomenon cannot be overstated in their importance: corporate security and privacy interests rest on having appropriate BYOD policies in place.

Tom Boike, vice president of supplier management with UPS, details UPS's journey toward the adoption of cloud technology, and what it means for users of international logistics services.