2021 Weather Disasters Show Mounting Costs of Inaction
It’s time for Congress to take the fiscally and morally responsible course of action and pass the Build Back Better Act. As we close out...
Category : Supply Chain Risk
Jessica Alba cancels NRF keynote appearance as COVID-19 spreads
Honest Co. founder Jessica Alba and chief cxecutive officer Nick Vlahos have canceled their participation at the National Retail Federation’s conference in New York as COVID-19...
Analytics specialist Simfoni acquires EC Sourcing to bolster source-to-contract capabilities
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The spend analytics and automation experts at Simfoni announced the acquisition of EC Sourcing, a provider with a source-to-contract solution (S2C)...
Sask. government starting part two of interpersonal violence and abuse awareness campaign
Part two of the Saskatchewan government‘s public awareness campaign to address interpersonal violence and abuse is now underway. The second phase will focus on...
State issues warning of fake at-home COVID-19 tests amid rising demand
(WXYZ) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is issuing new warnings about fake at-home COVID-19 tests amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and an increase...
Bed Bath & Beyond Updates 2 Key Risk Factors
Merchandise retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) recently posted lower-than-estimated third-quarter numbers amid supply chain constraints. Net sales dropped 28% year-over-year to $1.88 billion....
The Benefits of Tag, Test and Track in Mitigating Counterfeit Fashion – Sourcing Journal
Counterfeiting is unfortunately still a widespread problem in the supply chain, with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizing more than $1.3 billion in...
Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disasters
BERLIN (AP) — Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer helped make...
The importance of compounding threats to hurricane evacuation modeling
1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/ (2021). 2. Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Expected costs of damages...
Strain of Covid-19 combining Delta and Omicron discovered
Global: The global Covid death toll has passed 5.4 million, with a figure of 5,488,750 according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, infections passed...