5 Ways Procurement Can Help Build Supply Chain Resilience

In 2016, large trucks were involved in 475,000 total crashes that resulted in approximately 180,000 injuries and 4,564 fatalities. Although large truck crash rates are much lower than historical averages, the rate of injury and fatal crashes has risen during the 2010-to-2016 time frame.One of the most effective ways for fleets to reduce crash rates is to create an enhanced positive safety culture. Although changing culture within a fleet is difficult, it can be done.

With supply chains spanning the globe, the shipping and warehousing industries face many challenges — especially when it comes to pest control. Their multiple locations and large inventories mean a pest infestation can affect all legs of the supply chain process. If product and supplies become infested, companies can suffer lasting blows to their reputation and bottom line. That’s why pest prevention and control should be top of mind. And the most effective way to combat pest problems is to implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan that involves ongoing maintenance and a partnership between employees and pest management professionals.

Trimble Transportation Enterprise is a leading provider of enterprise software to over 2,000 transportation and logistics companies. They have designed an architecture that leverages Hortonworks Big Data solutions and Machine Learning models to power up multiple Blockchains, which improves operational efficiency, cuts down costs and enables building strategic partnerships.

What sets apart the best-managed healthcare supply chains? The Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2021 identifies, celebrates and profiles health systems that effectively demonstrate excellence in supply chain management. Now in its 13th year, the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 has shifted to an all-United States health system ranking. So, which healthcare supply chains set the standard this year? This complimentary webinar provides guidance for health-system chief supply chain officers (CSCO) to build stronger supply chains that will improve patient outcomes and control costs.