One thing is certain and that is that Supply Chain Managers across the world will have to find short, medium and long-time strategies, that will help assess and tackle the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on their businesses, in order to cope with the virus’ rapid spread, existi...
Supply shocks can be either temporary, such as those caused by the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, or permanent, such as the introduction of fracking technology, which resulted in the U.S. becoming a net energy exporter in 2019, the first time this had happened since 1952. According ...
Often in uncertain economic environments, companies slow their technology investments to a trickle. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, 92% did not halt technology investments. This speaks to the value of a digital supply chain in helping enterprises navigate disruptive forces and respond faster to v...
The impacts of pandemic continue to linger in 2024, keeping average inflation rates much higher than they used to be before COVID-19.4 The Bottom Line Cost-push inflation is caused by a shortage of supply. Demand-pull inflation is caused by an increase in demand. Both cause negative impacts...
To mitigate the risk of being impacted by such threats, read our post on cyber threat detection and response. Covid-Themed Phishing Attacks During a phishing attack, victims are presented with seemingly innocuous emails or websites that are infected with malicious links. Interacting with these ...
Global emergencies like a pandemic, cyber risks, war conflict, and port delays have caused worldwide supply chain problems over that past decade or less. Expensive cargo capacity and emergency shipments became prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, the conflicts in Ukraine, the China...
Consumer packaged goods are items used on a regular basis by most people, such as food, clothes, cleaning products, and toiletries. As we’ve seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid and large-scale shift from in-store retail to e-commerce. Before the pandemic,only 13 ...
The U.S. Government and the medical community's fight to contain COVID-19 requires a broad-based commitment to social distancing and self-quarantines, which directly impacts contract completion times and employee productivity.
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Due to the increased complexity of these events, supply chain breaches took 26 days longer to detect than the global average data breach lifecycle. They also costs more, US$ 4.46 million compared to the global average of $4.35 million Learn how to mitigate the impact of a supply chain attack...