SC Security & Risk Mgmt

Half of Manufacturers Experienced Data Breaches This Year, Report Finds

July 5, 2019

Of the 50 percent of respondents who said their companies experienced data breaches, 11 percent said they had experienced “major” breaches.

How to Sink the Pirates Plaguing West Africa

July 3, 2019

Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion

Last year, 40 percent of the world’s reported incidents of seaborne attacks occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, including every ship hijacking and 78 of the 83 crew members taken for ransom.

Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers

July 2, 2019

Bloomberg

The software — plagued by issues that could keep the planes grounded months longer after U.S. regulators have revealed a new flaw — was developed at a time Boeing was laying off experienced engineers and pressing suppliers to cut costs.

Fourth Carcinogen Discovered in Heart Pills Used by Millions

June 19, 2019

Bloomberg

An online pharmacy told U.S. regulators it found another cancer-causing chemical in widely prescribed blood-pressure pills, raising new questions about a complex global web of companies that produces medicine for millions of people.

New Third-Party Discovery App Will Help Tackle Supplier Security

June 19, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The tool gives companies in-depth insight into possible security issues within their supply chains.

Don’t Sacrifice Security for Fast Shipping

June 11, 2019

Monica Eaton-Cardone, SCB Contributor

How can smaller online sellers compete with the fast-shipping options of giant retailers?

CEOs Are Hedging Against the Chaos of a Full-On Trade War

June 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Toyota now has a "virtual war room" of about 150 employees mapping out the impact of various U.S. trade policy scenarios.

‘Punched in the Face’: U.S. Floods Snarl Trucks, Trains, Barges

June 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, clogging the main circulatory system for a farm-belt economy battered by a relentless, record-setting string of snow, rainstorms and flooding.

Should Procurement Fear or Welcome AI and Machine Learning Technology?

June 3, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Your lengthy career in procurement has consisted largely of being beaten up by top management over the need to constantly cut supplier costs. Along comes digital technology to make your job easier — or take it away.

U.S. Risks ‘Devastating’ Blow From China’s Rare Earths Monopoly

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Beijing’s threat to use its dominance of rare earths in the trade war risks serious disruption to U.S. industry, by starving manufacturers of components commonplace in everything from cars to dishwashers and military equipment.