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Editor’s Choice: Fortifying Warehouse and Distribution Centers Against Cyberattacks

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Highlighted by a Tiny Computer Chip

Enterra Insights

Singer suggests that Chinese-made microchips embedded in our appliances, devices, satellites, fighter jets, war ships, and tanks could turn against us.”[1] Multiple people familiar with the matter say investigators found that the chips had been inserted at factories run by manufacturing subcontractors in China.” ”[3].

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Supply Chain Fraud 101

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruptions are continuing to occur for a variety of reasons. Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few.

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The Hackers Inside Your Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

The second report , issued by TrapX Security, is even more troubling because it hits closer to home — that is, the warehouses and IT systems of manufacturers, retailers, and logistics service providers. As I’ve written many times before, when it comes to supply chain risk management, many companies are falling short.

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Exiger and Oshkosh Recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive with 2023 Top Supply Chain Projects Award

Exiger Perspectives

Award highlights Exiger’s AI solutions and their ability to drive supply chain visibility and operational resilience for advanced manufacturing customers. Oshkosh was also able to create a process to manage market price fluctuations for carbon steel plate. The results were transformative.