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Global Value Chains
Equipping Your Supply Chain Risk Management Kit
This article discusses the importance of digital tools in supply chain risk management. Legacy methods like spreadsheets are insufficient for the modern business environment. The article recommends combining predictive analytics and blockchain technologies to identify, prevent, and mitigate risks.

Global Value Chains
Businesses Must Take and Avoid Risks
This article discusses supply chain risk management and emphasizes the importance of being proactive. It recommends using technology, scenario planning, and data analysis to identify and mitigate risks.

Global Value Chains
Preparing the Supply Chain for the Hurricane Season
This article offers advice on how businesses can prepare for hurricane season. It emphasizes being proactive with short-term actions like stocking up on supplies and long-term actions like diversifying suppliers. By following these tips, businesses can minimize disruptions and maintain a competitive edge.

Global Value Chains
Time to Reflect on Supply Chain Risk Management
The article discusses supply chain risk management and how businesses can improve resilience. It emphasizes learning from past disruptions, keeping risk management plans up-to-date, and using data and analytics to make better decisions.

Peace and Stability Operations
Supply Chain Cyber Security Risks Rising
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for businesses as they become increasingly digital. Hackers can exploit weak links in supply chains and internal employees can also be a threat. Companies can mitigate these risks by being proactive, using technology, and having a plan in place for incident response.

Peace and Stability Operations
iPods and Worms
Apple iPods manufactured after September 12th, 2006, contained a worm that infected Windows PCs. The worm could turn the PC into a "zombie" vulnerable to hacker attacks. Apple advised Windows users to update antivirus software to remove the worm.

Peace and Stability Operations
Putting on a Good Face
A new RAND study suggests that the US military should improve its image abroad as if it were a company building a brand. The study argues that military operations should be conducted with hearts and minds in mind and that the US should avoid being seen as solely a destructive force.

Peace and Stability Operations
State and Local Crisis Response
This article discusses challenges in crisis preparedness in the US six years after 9/11. Issues include communication gaps, lack of cooperation between federal and local governments, and a recently rewritten national plan kept secret from state officials.