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This is a quick look at a very wide ranging, extensive article in Security Magazine entitled “The Daily Challenges of Supply Chain Security”. This SCM security article was written by Bill Zalud, Editor Emeritus who has over 3 decades experience in industry and security. Is your SCM Security Robust?Mr. Zalud covers many issues in his […]

I recently reviewed a white paper written by several authors from RX-360, an international pharmaceutical supply chain consortium. The paper is entitled “Cargo Theft in the Pharmaceutical Industry: What Does it Really Cost? The basic thesis of the paper is that supply chains in the drug industry are very global, complex, outsourced and decentralized. Because […]

I recently read the notes of Walt Beadling of Macungie, PA from his attendance at a forum sponsored by the Rx-360 Cargo Theft/High Risk Areas Workgroup as well as the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition. The forum focused on GPS Cargo Tracking technologies and their specific usage in pharmaceutical industry supply chains. These notes appear on […]

This post will discuss the topic of cargo theft prevention, including a review of a very well written article in Pacific Standard Magazine. The article is entitled “Long-Haul Trucking’s Billion-Dollar Cargo Theft Problem” and was written by Robin Washington. The article’s title is pretty explanatory with respect to its content. Below are some of the […]

We continue our series of reviews on articles relevant to key OpticalLock markets, where supply chain security issues play a prominent role. This particular review post takes us to an extensive piece which appeared in Inbound Logistics titled: Locking Down Supply Chain Security. This is a wide-ranging article which covers quite of bit of ground […]

I recently read another very relevant article on the importance of a supply chain security program that appeared in Supply Chain Digest. The author was Cliff Holste, the publication’s material handling editor. The article is titled “The New Age of Supply Chain Awareness”. Awareness Training is Important to a Complete Supply Chain Security ProgramIt’s a […]