Product Recalls & Consumer Safety Worry Supply Chain Pros
May 17, EBN
You would expect to see counterfeit parts, regulation, and shortened product life cycles to top a list of worries for supply chain professionals. What might surprise you is that consumer safety and product recalls make that list…
Consumer Pressure Forces Clothing Sellers to Reveal More
May 11, News Observer
Consumer demand for information about where and how their clothing is manufactured is on the rise. The incident in Bangladesh last month has put the spotlight on the garment industry. Some retailers are already beginning to consider how they will feed this demand for information…
Business Agility in the Evolving Workforce
May 23, Manufacturing Business Technology
Eighty five percent of companies with a global supply chain face at least one disruption in the last year. Training your workforce on how to manage risk in a world of evolving technology is one way of dealing with disruptions to your supply chain…
Safeguards Fight Counterfeit Components
May 22, EBN
Counterfeit component parts raise tremendous concerns for manufacturers and OEMs. Here are some processes to put in place to ensure you are getting the component part you think you are…
Concerns about Animal Welfare, Food Safety Spur Industry Changes
May 23, Food Safety News
Consumer awareness is changing the food industry. One shift producers are seeing is a desire to know how animals providing meat were raised. Read about a grant program designed by Animal Welfare Approved to assist small farms in producing sustainable outdoor raised livestock…
Senators David Vitter, Frank Lautenberg Announce Chemical Safety Compromise
May 22, Times Picayune
Chemical regulation has been debated in Washington, DC for decades. Last week, a bi-partisan compromise was reached that has support from both environmental groups and the chemical industry. Read what it will mean…
