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Governance: The First Pillar of Risk Mitigation in Supply Chain and Transportation
Fraud, theft, and disruptions cost the supply chain and transportation industry billions each year. A strong risk mitigation program rests on five pillars: governance, corporate structure, culture, training, and technology. Together, they build resilience, reduce losses, and protect trust. This article offers a high-level overview of the first pillar: governance.
The Five Pillars of a Solid Risk Mitigation Program in Supply Chain and Transportation
Fraud, theft, and disruptions cost the supply chain and transportation industry billions each year. A strong risk mitigation program rests on five pillars: governance, corporate structure, culture, training, and technology. Together, they build resilience, reduce losses, and protect trust. This article offers a high-level overview before diving deeper in future pieces.
Multi-Factor Authentication in Transportation and Logistics: Balancing Security and Operational Friction
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) enhances security but introduces friction that often drives workarounds, creating compliance and operational risks. Technology alone is not enough; effective governance, risk management, and a strong security culture are critical. Discover how to integrate MFA seamlessly, monitor key metrics, and build a framework that protects against fraud, theft, and disruption.
Risk Monitoring in AI-Enabled Supply Chains: Why Human Oversight Remains Critical
AI is transforming supply chain and transportation risk management, but it also creates new vulnerabilities. From false alerts to blind spots and data bias, risks can escalate without monitoring. Discover key KPIs to track, why human oversight remains critical, and how to build a resilient framework that reduces fraud, theft, and losses.
Building Culture Right the First Time: Why Supply Chain and Logistics Leaders Should Not Wait to Get It Right
Strong workplace culture is the backbone of secure, efficient supply chain and logistics operations. It’s far easier to build it from day one, when starting a company or opening a new facility, than to change it later. Discover how early cultural design boosts security, reduces risk, ensures compliance, prevents losses, and safeguards assets and reputation.
AI Without Governance: Why Logistics Needs More Than Just Technology to Manage Risk
As AI transforms logistics and transportation, lack of governance and toxic workplace culture can lead to increased cargo theft, supply chain fraud, and operational risk. This article explores how human oversight, ethical leadership, and risk-aware culture are essential for securing freight, reducing losses, and making AI tools effective in logistics risk management.
AI-Driven Fraud in Logistics
As artificial intelligence transforms logistics and transportation, it also enables sophisticated fraud schemes like deepfake impersonations, AI-generated phishing, and fake shipping documents. This article explores how criminals exploit AI, why company culture is vital for risk prevention, and how organizations can build resilience in supply chain security.
Navigating the Q2 2025 Surge in Cargo Theft
Cargo theft in Q2 2025 wasn’t just a blip—it was a warning. With losses topping $128 M and a 13 % rise year-over-year, organized criminal networks are targeting high-value metals, food, and strategic fraud spots. Learn how data-driven risk analysis, layered security, culture of vigilance, and emerging tech can turn your supply chain into a fortress.
From Disengagement to Disaster: When Internal Risks Go Unnoticed
Disengagement and overlooked warning signs often precede major internal crises—ethical breaches, process failures, and leadership blind spots that undermine resilience. This article explores how unnoticed risks escalate into disasters and why fostering psychological safety, adaptive controls, and proactive risk sensing is critical to safeguarding organizational integrity.