SC Security & Risk Mgmt

Is Blockchain Ready to Serve the Food Industry?

December 12, 2019

Blockchain technology is progressing at a rapid clip, but when it comes to supply-chain applications, full deployment is far from being realized.

Drug-Plant Inspections Ebbed as Tainted Pills Flowed to U.S.

December 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Inspections of foreign drug manufacturers by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have fallen in recent years despite increasing worry about the safety and quality of generic medications, congressional investigators said.

This Holiday Season, Hug Your Brand Tight

December 11, 2019

Helen Atkinson, SCB Contributor

If you have customers of any kind, you are exposed to the risk of negative social media.

Drive Maintenance and Inspection Efficiencies in the Aerospace Industry

December 6, 2019

Honeywell Voice

The aerospace industry relies on meticulous maintenance and inspection processes to ensure flight safety and meet regulatory compliance. Take an inside look at how Honeywell Voice enables voice-directed efficiencies with step-by-step instructions to help technicians maintain process rigor and automate record keeping in the aerospace industry.

EDITOR'S Q&A

How Companies Can Build Ethical Supply Chains on a Global Scale

December 5, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What constitutes ethical practices in global supply chains can vary by country. Yet companies still need to uphold broad ethical standards for the treatment of workers and environmental sustainability.

Merck Cyberattack’s $1.3 Billion Question: Was It an Act of War?

December 4, 2019

Bloomberg

Until recently, the big worry associated with cyberattacks was data loss. The NotPetya strike shows how a few hundred lines of malicious code can bring a company to its knees.

One American CEO’s Tortuous Path to Surviving Trump’s Trade Wars

November 27, 2019

Bloomberg

Perhaps no corporate executive in America has been whiplashed more by President Trump’s trade wars than Tom Werner.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | This Campaign Is Out to Stop Forced Labor in India

November 22, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Five years of efforts by The Freedom Fund to end modern slavery in India are showing positive results.

Secret Ships Are Exporting Millions of Barrels of Venezuelan Oil

November 20, 2019

Bloomberg

The practice of oil tankers turning off their location signals has increased in the past month, according to shipping data.

Five Questions to Ask About Third-Party Vendors and Cybersecurity

November 19, 2019

Jeremy Haas & Ryan Bergquist, SCB Contributors

From marketing consultants and supply-chain partners to accountants and IT service providers, organizations today depend on all kinds of third parties for virtually every conceivable business function.