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Technology Trends in Manufacturing and Associated Legal Risk Management: Driving Technological Advancement with an Ecosystem View 

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The importance of building technology-driven manufacturing businesses with an ecosystem focus—i.e., a comprehensive view of the complex network of suppliers, partners, and customers in a market—emerged as a critical theme for...more

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Supply Chain Optimization and Weather Impacts with Alteryx

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In today's interconnected global economy, supply chain optimization plays a critical role in driving business success. However, unpredictable weather events such as hurricanes, tropical storms, and extreme weather conditions...more

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Charting the Course for Ethical Supply Chains

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Global supply chains are complex webs that span continents, cultures, and economies. They move goods and services across borders to meet the demands of consumers worldwide. However, this complexity often obscures the...more

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ESG Insights: 10 Things That Should Be Top of Mind 2024

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Amid new regulations, increased enforcement and litigation, and higher stakeholder scrutiny, companies will need to adopt an integrated and nuanced approach to ESG. In some ways, 2023 was a challenging year for ESG. This...more

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The Dual Brand Reputation™ Approach: A More Effective and Efficient Path to Brand Protection for Medium-Sized Manufacturers and...

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Most companies struggling against unauthorized fake products fail to create an effective brand protection program that actually reduces the impacts of counterfeiting. Instead, they often fall prey to approaches focused on...more

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Ten Issues to Consider When Acquiring a Food Business

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The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns. The increasing...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Out With the Old, In With the New ─ Or is 2023 a Continuation of 2022 for the Auto Industry?

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As the auto industry closes the chapter on 2022 and begins 2023, we can all be certain of this: It will continue to be a bumpy ride. There will continue to be chip and other component shortages, raw material and shipping...more

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Owners and Contractors Beware – Vendor Risks Can Hurt Your Projects

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Vendor risk has the power to impact an organization’s reputation, ESG (environmental, social, governance) initiatives, and information security. Similarly, vendors can affect a project’s performance due to their financial and...more

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Eight Key Risks Companies Should Consider Amidst Indo-Pacific Tensions

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The steady decoupling of the world’s two biggest economies has turned up the heat in the Indo-Pacific, and as great power competition intensifies, tensions are beginning to boil. Decades of economic development and US-led...more

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A Guide for Early-Stage Companies on Trade Compliance and Foreign Investment

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Are you looking to hire a star engineer who is a foreign national? Are you considering raising capital from a foreign venture capital firm or other foreign investor? Are you interested in sourcing components or creating...more

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Supply Chain Visibility: Harnessing Logistics To Drive Value – Part 2

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This is the second and final installment of a two-part series that explores the specific advantages of supply chain transparency through tracing and tracking logistics movements. A business’ success hinges on...more

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Revenue Enhancement: Gain Insight Into Your Supply Chain To Make Money

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Classic revenue enhancement is defined as selling the right product to the right customer at the right moment and the right price via the right distribution channel with the best efficiency. Let’s explore the importance of...more

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Strategic Cost Management: Uncovering Supply Chain Inefficiencies

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Controlling costs is critical for any energy company. Firms may spend to grow through acquisition, new business development, gain market share, or invest in new opportunities. However, as a business activity also decreases...more

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The Secret of Change

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I was tempted to take the easy way out for a Labor Day message and just repeat the one we sent last year. It seemed that little had changed, and the message still applied. But then, I think that doing so would be to ignore...more

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5 Supply Chain Lessons From The Colonial Pipeline Outage

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Here are five critical components of supply chain planning that need to be taken into consideration in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage...more

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Longing For A Digital Twin: What The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Can Teach Us About Planning For Uncertainty

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Find out why the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reinforces the need for modeling and creating a digital twin of a supply chain, which can go a long way in planning for uncertainty....more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Understanding the Distribution Agreement: A Checklist for Best Practices

In the early stages of doing business in the US, it may be too soon for a company to form its own U.S. sales organization. There are several ways to enter the US market without a full sales force. One option is for companies...more

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Scrutinising Supply Chains - New Tools for PE

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Sponsors should consider leveraging technologies and diligence practices to tackle today’s increasingly complex supply chains. Global supply chains have come under significant pressure in recent years, compounded by the...more

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Anticipating Recovery: A Strategic, International Perspective

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Our work as advisers to some of the world’s largest businesses gives us a unique perspective on the way in which employers are beginning to recover from the initial crisis management phase of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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Shutdown and Shelter in Place Orders in the U.S.: Current Status

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The United States has seen a wave of unprecedented restrictions on the way we do business and conduct our daily lives, designed to control the risks posed by COVID-19. These changes have caused uncertainty and disruption in...more

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A Look Ahead: Forecasting the Top Legal Issues Facing In-House Counsel in 2020

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In this ever-changing economy, businesses are facing new, unique legal questions and challenges now more than ever. On November 21, 2019, Vanessa Miller and Nick Ellis of Foley & Lardner LLP, along with The Association of...more

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Thinking Outside the Box: Unconventional Supply Chain Planning

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When you think of your supply chain, what do you consider? For a traditional downstream refiner, you may include pipeline, truck, rail and vessel logistics. You may think about where inventory is stored. Do you have a picture...more

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Enough Worrying About Trade Wars: What Can We Actually Do With Our Manufacturing Processes?

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A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more

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DHSC Update on Medicines and Medical Devices Contingency Planning

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Following the recent agreement to delay Brexit until 31 January 2020, the UK Department of Health and Social Care ("DHSC") has written to suppliers of UK medicines and medical devices to confirm the continued contingency...more

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How To Start a Law Firm Without a Plan or Budget - Day 12: You Can't Do It All

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Welcome to Day 12! Lawyers are a lonely lot. The loneliest, in fact. Today we’ll cover why that’s so harmful to you and your clients, and we’ll make a plan to avoid it....more

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