"Greening" your company, via any number of means, obviously brings multiple benefits to the physical environment. But while going green may be the responsible thing to do, many companies shy away from these sustainability measures. The reason is their (common) misconception that the costs will outweigh any benefit, that there is no bottom-line value in environmentally responsible business practices. In fact, this belief may be false, because setting a green path can often improve your bottom line.
Worldwide spending on cybersecurity is predicted to top $1tr for the five-year period from 2017 to 2021, according to the Cybersecurity Market Report, published by Cybersecurity Ventures.
It wasn't exactly a cast of thousands. But when The Volvo Group set out to slash energy usage at its North American manufacturing plants, it called on a wealth of partners from both the private and public sectors for help.
Challenge: A pharmaceutical company's existing manual pick/pass picking system was constrained due to unbalanced workload across the operation — flooding some zones while others had no orders to pick.
Virtually all companies will face economic headwinds and other challenges in 2016. Finding new sources of revenue growth remains difficult, resulting in pressure to protect margins through cost control. How can the procurement professional provide that?
The Obama Administration's proposed traceability rule to address seafood fraud in the United States does not increase transparency for the majority of the seafood sold in the U.S., and it should be expanded to include all seafood and extended through the full supply chain.
Avnet Inc. has entered into a partnership with Arizona State University and its Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to create the Avnet Innovation Lab.
