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Amazon’s failure to police 3rd parties in its supply chain draws public ire
Amazon has a 3rd party problem. The world’s largest digital retailer has found itself in the spotlight after multiple incidents involving counterfeit, expired, and unethically sourced goods.
Beef Grief: Taco Bell Recall Leaves Customers Pining for Meat
Taco Bell recalls millions of pounds of beef after metal shavings were discovered in customer’s food. Greater supply chain awareness could have changed the outcome – Learn how SCM relates to food recalls and what you can do about it.
PERSPECTIVE
What’s your supply chain security program level?
Businesses love a good process assessment. You can’t shake a proverbial stick without hitting an ISO, CMMI, or Six Sigma seal. There’s good reason for this too: common standards provide an easy verification of an organization’s efficiency, maturity, and long-term stability. Learn how to start assessing your supply chain security maturity.
The modern due diligence problem
Due diligence is an essential function of major modern business transactions. Fundamentally, businesses need to know who they’re buying from or just who they’re buying. But in an era of growing supply chain complexity, where companies rely on hundreds or even thousands of suppliers, the task of performing due diligence has correspondingly increased in difficulty.
