Lack of cybersecurity could threaten key partnerships
When it comes to small businesses, possibly only 10 percent of them have a robust cybersecurity plan in place. That’s concerning considering some cyberthreats could introduce a catastrophic event, one that could cost a company its biggest clients, or sink the business entirely. Additionally, there’s an expectation that there will be more third-party compliance agreement […]
5 Benefits of Robotic Process Automation
In the real world, not all business processes run smoothly and accurately. We want to help you change that with robotic process automation (RPA). RPA is all about smart allocation of resources. The “robot” in the term RPA is not a physical robot, but rather software tools that automate repetitive manual computing or business process […]
Five Supply Chain Technologies That Increase Competitive Advantage
Today’s companies face unprecedented challenges. On top of managing the unwieldy demands placed on the supply chain this year during a public health crisis, companies also face globalization as well as the specialized demands of increasingly complex products. To respond to these challenges, companies are looking for ways to leverage technology along the supply chain to […]
Manufacturing is merging with new technologies
Workforce Disruptions and Industry 4.0 Many academic and industry leaders believe society has entered the beginning stages of a fourth industrial revolution – Industry 4.0. While there is some debate as to whether Industry 4.0 is in fact a new era or just marketing jargon that represents the evolution of the current third industrial revolution, […]
Playing Tag – Tracking Technologies Can Improve Inventory Management
Is bar coding or RFID technology — or a combination of both — best for your distribution company? Let’s start with the basics. What technologies can track inventory? Bar coding and RFID fall under the umbrella of automatic identification (auto ID) technologies. In general, such technologies serve to increase accuracy and overall efficiency in identifying, […]
Are your employees working remotely with outdated technology?
Modernizing your remote workforce capabilities is a priority that your business cannot afford to ignore. By modernizing your systems, your business is better equipped to accommodate increased bandwidth usage, which enables employees to be agile so they can see around corners to challenges that lie ahead. Modernization also includes the adoption of new policies and […]
Case Study: Ripple Junction Sees Success
Ripple Junction, a leading designer and developer of pop-culture licensed merchandise, started to experience severe growing pains in 2016. Before so-called pop-up stores were popular, Ripple Junction began selling T-shirts out of a van at a Grateful Dead concert in 1992. Almost three decades later, Ripple was experiencing exponential growth conducting business out of a […]
What we wish clients would do about Business Email Compromise
Please Note: CPE is only available for live webinars. It is not available for webinars on demand. We’ve assembled cybersecurity and risk management professionals from banking, legal, IT and insurance industries to give you the information you need to protect your business. Join us for a free one-hour webinar examining Business Email Compromise using a […]
Workplace Culture in “the New Normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of us into isolation and redefined “normal conditions” in both our personal and work lives. Most of us are not working from the office right now, which brings new challenges in keeping our work lives distinct from our personal lives. There is, of course, a natural overlap between work […]
Onboard Remote Employees Smoothly
Even though we are seeing the country’s highest unemployment rates since the Great Recession and many of us are working from home, businesses still need to hire and fill critical roles and onboard remote employees smoothly. Recruiting talent while social distancing creates a new challenge for employers. How do you bring new hires into the […]