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Survey: Manufacturing Bosses Stepping Up Supply Chain Resilience as Pandemic Response

DRI Drive

As a response, CEOs in the manufacturing sector are taking active steps to mitigate their supply chain risks. The Global Manufacturing Prospects 2022 report from accounting firm KPMG surveyed 150 CEOs in manufacturing worldwide. The past few years have shown us all how precarious the global supply chain can be.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Emergency Planning

We might further tie these concepts into the model of information dissemination propounded by Herman and Chomsky in their book Manufacturing Consent. However, we live in an age in which, increasingly, information is manufactured and thus so is reality, simply because people believe the information. The Division of Labour in Society. (

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Global Environmental and Sustainability Product-Related Regulations: Implications for Manufacturers

Security Industry Association

In a time where environmental awareness is increasingly prominent in global policymaking, manufacturers worldwide are encountering important regulations aimed at promoting sustainability. Manufacturers must provide transparent information about their environmental practices and product sustainability.

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Tracking the True Cause of the Baby Formula Shortage

DRI Drive

Abbott Laboratories, a Michigan-based baby formula manufacturer, shut […]. But as panicking parents work overtime to hunt down a case of baby formula on store shelves, a more complicated – and potentially dangerous – reason has emerged. The post Tracking the True Cause of the Baby Formula Shortage appeared first on DRI Drive.

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How manufacturers can achieve operational technology (OT) compliance

Acronis

In industrial environments, the stability of the manufacturing environment is paramount. Running OT systems that are compliant with regulations is also a good way for manufacturers to ensure that their systems are resilient and can survive cyberthreats that are constantly evolving and proliferating.

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Good Grief: Candy Corn Maker Hacked in Time for Halloween

DRI Drive

A ransomware group successfully hacked Chicago-based Ferrara Candy, the world’s largest manufacturer of the Halloween seasonal favorite (for some) candy […]. The post Good Grief: Candy Corn Maker Hacked in Time for Halloween appeared first on DRI Drive.

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‘You Can’t Make a Twinkie With Only 95% of Ingredients’: Supply Shortages Hit the Snack Food Aisle

DRI Drive

Major food manufacturers are running into major production snags, as key ingredients for big snack items are tied up in scheduling and transportation headaches. The supply chain strikes again!