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The Resilience Shift aims to empower and inspire a global community to create resilient infrastructure for a safer planet. People increasingly rely on key infrastructure systems for energy, water, and transportation.  Communications services support food, healthcare, and education. When this.  When infrastructure fails, the results can be devastating.  The Resilience Shift is supported by the Lloyd's Register Foundation and Arup.  Knowledge and tools for people in charge of planning, financing, and designing  In a crisis leaders prioritize ensuring the safety of their organization and stakeholders, as well as the smooth functioning of activities.  These are the leadership tasks that everyone wouldAn Participant conversations revealed that an organization that invests in building trust and the qualities listed in the table below will have more options during a major crisis, similar to how not taking care of one's health can increase vulnerability to the Covi...

American Airlines' American AAdvantage was the industry's first sophisticated loyalty program. It aimed to disintermediate and strengthen American Airlines' relationship with passengers. As hard as it is to believe now, travel agents handled 95% of airline bookings at the time! By removing these third parties from the picture, American Airlines centered its focus on its passengers. Until this time, American Airlines didn't even know their customers' names. They lacked essential information. With American AAdvantage, passengers were required to register their names and addresses and allow American Airlines to track their journeys. To encourage fliers to provide their information, American Airlines offered a free flight after collecting a total of 25,000 miles. With this, the fundamental architecture of the contemporary loyalty program was established. The early success of American AAdvantage was astounding. Other airlines followed suit, introducing their own progr...

Customers do not simply buy from a firm because they like its products or services. They purchase and become repeat customers because they have a positive relationship with the firm. And once you have a customer, it makes financial sense to spend in converting them into repeat consumers. Increasing client retention by just 5% can result in profits ranging from 25% to 95%. "While it is important to attract new buyers, it is also beneficial to your bottom line to sell repeatedly to existing customers," explains Deana Thornton, Director of Product Marketing at Shopify. "Having strategies to drive repeat purchases will make your business sustainable and give you longevity." Developing a relationship with your audience will keep them engaged and returning for more. Use these suggestions to entice more repeat clients and cultivate more profitable connections with existing consumers. Are you ready to launch your internet business? Mailchimp's commerce offerings allow ...

Are you enjoying the Hub? Donate $5, $10, or $15 to support a completely Canadian perspective on the major problem of the day and receive a charitable tax receipt. This situation benefits two groups more than any other: political leaders and, indirectly, DND. Both typically avoid criticism or inspection since there aren't enough individuals covering the story or overseeing their actions. The circumstance gives our executive more power to influence the narrative or even dismiss questions. For example, last year, the administration effectively blocked efforts by the House of Commons operations committee to investigate the controversial $2.2 billion Fixed Wing Search and Rescue program. In any other country, DND representatives would be dragged in front of the committee to explain themselves, maybe with serious consequences. Nonetheless, the subject has essentially faded from public discourse. The existing arrangement protects the governing party's public image, but it comes at a ...

As the healthcare business relies more on linked medical equipment, the implications of unchecked cybersecurity vulnerabilities become more prevalent. Similar to how the CrowdStrike patch management issue raised concerns about the impact of software maintenance and testing failures, a leading medical device manufacturer (MDM)'s voluntary recall of certain wireless insulin pumps highlights the critical role software can play in providing dependable patient care. These pumps were hackable, which meant diabetes patients could receive inaccurate insulin doses. These occurrences highlight the significance of incorporating secure communication into medical devices and software systems to avoid such life-threatening scenarios. The Traditional Approach to Cybersecurity Historically, cybersecurity has concentrated on protecting corporate infrastructure, with expenditures in firewalls, anti-malware, and network security for enterprise IT. Unlike normal IT systems, medical devices interact ...

The responsibility for ensuring the readiness of critical commodities and supply channels remains unclear. In a market-driven economy, contractors may prioritize short-term competitiveness, as seen in the competition for PPE in the US.  Supply networks have been badly affected globally, prompting a rethinking of what resilience means and its importance in the future. The key distinction is between supply chains for essential national infrastructure and those for everyday commerce. How do towns and national governments ensure they have the necessary materials to address crises? Local manufacturing and supply linkages may become vital again. After launching the 'Milan Adaptation Plan two Weeks ago, we received over 1,000 emails with comments and requests from the public.  Many people want to access more goods, services, and permissions locally in the future, reducing the need for long-distance travel. As global supply chains are damaged, there will be more demand to localize foo...

In today's ever-changing transportation business, success depends increasingly on collaboration rather than individual tactics. Finding those win-win solutions makes everyone's trip through the financial landscape much easier. An good cash flow management plan is important to this cooperation, since it protects carriers' financial stability while also establishing trust and reliability with shippers. This article examines the relationship between shippers and carriers in cash flow management, as well as future prospects in this critical sector. Cash Flow Management in Transportation It's crazy to imagine that the internet and cellphones have only been around for a few decades. Transportation cash flow management, like everything else, has evolved. There is no longer a need to rely solely on credit cards or stash cash for unforeseen expenses. To flourish in this field, you must be tactical, incorporating technology and intelligent ideas to propel your organization forw...

In 2023, the US manufacturing industry benefited from the momentum created by three major pieces of legislation signed into law in 2021 and 2022: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These laws prioritize rebuilding infrastructure, developing clean energy efforts, and expanding the domestic semiconductor industry, all while promoting job creation, worker development, and equity. The IIJA, CHIPS, and IRA have already spurred record private sector investment in US manufacturing by infusing funds and tax breaks into various sectors such as semiconductors, clean energy components, electric vehicles, batteries, and the constituent parts and raw materials of these products.1 Outlooks for 2024 in energy, resources, and industries Read more in the Deloitte Center for Energy & Industrials' 2024 forecast collection. Take me to the 2024 energy, resource,...

The recent use of Ivanti's VPN solutions' security holes to do harm shows how dangerous it is for businesses to get software from these companies. Things aren't getting better either. Cybersecurity Ventures, a research company, says that software supply chain attacks will cost businesses around the world $60 billion a year by 2027, up from $46 billion now. By next year, 45% of businesses around the world, according to Gartner, will have been attacked in the software supply chain Because bad people can hit a lot of targets at once with these kinds of attacks, businesses have to deal with them all the time. It's hard to find and even harder to fix weaknesses in the supply chain. They won't go away any time soon because software development is so complicated and businesses in every industry are becoming more digital all the time. We are entering the age of both strikes and defenses powered by AI at the same time. Both are drastically changing and speeding up the ris...

The Covid-19 problem has had a significant impact on businesses worldwide. The simultaneous fall of supply and demand creates an unusual dilemma. Surprisingly, some businesses can at least partially sustain supply networks and sales channels, while others struggle to do so. Of course, the impact of this crisis on your supply chain or sales will be determined mostly by your sector and geographic location. But, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, there appears to be another factor that decides your company's durability in current crisis: well-established relationships. What constitutes a well-established relationship? To examine robust corporate connections, consider the following characteristics: transparency, respect, dependability, and a shared past and future. In times of scarcity and low availability, your vendors may have to prioritize consumers since they cannot serve everyone. Developing a transparent connection with your vendors will assist you manage thos...