Sun, Nov 14 | Robotics supply helping hand to speedy order fulfillment

Chronic labor shortages and the uptick in e-commerce through the pandemic are leading companies, like Amazon, to recruit help in a new form – robotics. According to an article in the Financial Times, “supply chain managers now have their eyes on maturing technologies to take the pressure off their workforce.” (Continue reading)

Tue, Nov 16 | Cardinal Health to Test Drone Delivery to Pharmacies

Cardinal Health Inc., a US-based healthcare services company, is piloting a drone-operated delivery program to “speed delivery of pills, inhalers and other items to U.S. pharmacies,” which is anticipated to cut transportation costs on time-critical shipments if successful. (Continue reading)

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Thu, Nov 18 | EPA’s Cybersecurity Oversight of Water Sector Falls Short, Report Says

According to cyber and water industry experts in a newly published report, “U.S. water facilities are struggling with glaring cybersecurity problems and receive insufficient support from federal regulators,” highlighting the need for additional security standards for the sector. (Continue reading)

Fri, Nov 19 | House passes roughly $2 trillion spending package that would expand social benefits and fight climate change

The US House of Representatives voted to pass the Build Back Better Act, which looks to approve more than $2 trillion “in spending initiatives that would overhaul federal health-care, education, climate, immigration and tax laws,” and now sits in the Senate for further deliberation. (Continue reading)

Fri, Nov 19 | Inaugural WSIA Benchmarking Study tracks E&S insurance business

The Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) is producing a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study on E&S lines of insurance. According to PropertyCasualty360, “the research [...] provides excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance firms with concrete business-performance data by which they can evaluate their financial standing and adjust processes as needed.” (Continue reading)

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Tue, Nov 23 | ​​Infrastructure and operations leaders must shift their focus to adaptive resilience says Gartner

As the risk landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, analyst firm Garner has stated that “infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders must shift their traditional focus from efficiency to one of adaptive resilience,” as organizations head into the new year. (Continue reading)

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Thu, Nov 25 | Study looks at the issue of ransomware attacks during weekends and holidays

In a recently published study, Organizations at Risk: Ransomware Attackers Don't Take Holidays, found that “the vast majority of security professionals expressed high concern about imminent ransomware attacks,” with almost half expressing lack of proper tools to manage the risk. (Continue Reading)

Supply Chain News

• Mon, Nov 15 | As supply lines strain, some corporations rewrite production playbook
• Wed, Nov 17 | Truckers Steer Clear of 24-Hour Operations at Southern California Ports
• Thu, Nov 18 | Supply-Chain Snarls Deliver Windfalls to Wall Street
• Thu, Nov 18 | Fewer boots, more slippers: How a shortage of shipping containers is changing what shows up on shelves
• Sun, Nov 21 | Black Friday: Tech retailers fear supply chain delays will hit stock
• Fri, Nov 26 | Black Friday is back but it’s not what it used to be
• Fri, Nov 26 | The ship has sailed but many US shoppers won’t wait

Coronavirus News 

• Mon, Nov 15 | OSHA Suspends ETS Enforcement in Wake of Fifth Circuit’s Latest Jab at Vaccine Rule, But Future Remains Uncertain
• Thu, Nov 18 | Disney Cruise Line becomes first to add vaccine requirement for kids as young as 5
• Fri, Nov 19 | FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna boosters for all adults
• Fri, Nov 19 | Austria Becomes First in Europe to Impose Vaccine Mandate, Return to Lockdown
• Thu, Nov 25 | Merkel: ‘Sad day’ as Germany marks 100,000 deaths from COVID
• Sat, Nov 27 | World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant

Climate & Environment News 

• Wed, Nov 17 | Schools close as smog-laden India capital considers lockdown
• Wed, Nov 17 | Biden administration will invest billions to expand coronavirus vaccine manufacturing
• Wed, Nov 17 | Companies Push Suppliers to Disclose More Climate Data
• Thu, Nov 18 | First fires, now floods: British Columbia and Washington reeling from atmospheric river
• Thu, Nov 18 | FinCEN Asks Banks to Watch for Transactions Linked to Environmental Crimes
• Sun, Nov 21 | Cloud seeding gains steam as West faces worsening droughts