Instructions for SCM in the News

Share articles of current events addressing SCM topics (You will share one article during each module.

Instructions for Posting:

Please find a current (within 3 months) news article from a

current, relevant, authoritative, accurate, and purposeful source
that relates to Supply Chain Management. The article can address any number of topics related to SCM today (M&A activity, recent disasters, and policy changes are three possible topics, but SCM is REALLY broad). If you have a question on if an article’s content is relevant, feel free to ask me. The linked video provides a good description of what I believe is a good source. In general places like the WSJ, NYT, or Bloomberg are good sources, the articles my wild aunts and uncles share on facebook are NOT good sources (this is NOT a complete list, in fact, I would prefer you to read widely). Sources that are likely NOT appropriate would be heavily politicized sources,

MOST

individual blogs, or discussion posts on social media. YouTube CAN be a great source, depending on the channel that posts the video. If you’re going to use YouTube as a source- the channel must be one that meets the above criteria.

1. Post a link to the article and provide a BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) that is concise, but highlights the main ideas of the article. You should be able to describe the article in less than one paragraph (a great barometer would be 1-2 tweets in length, not a 20 tweet thread).
2. Develop a more detailed report on the article. (This should be sufficiently detailed, but no need to write novels. You can write paragraphs or use bullet points). Topics that could be addressed in your detailed report can include
a. What is being reported?
b. Who will be affected? Who will be helped and who will be negatively affected?
c. Do you believe any predictions made by the authors, if so why/why not?
1. Are the authors wrong? Its okay (and REALLY interesting if you have contrasting opinions to authors- but bring data, not just opinions)
3. Connect the article to course content. Please ensure you describe what part of the course this material relates and how. Be obvious here, “This relates to course material because it’s an example of…”
4. Justify how it meets the criteria of Current, Relevant, Authoritative, Accurate, and Purpose. If you realize the source has a bias, that is fine. Please share that potential bias. For example, an article published by reshoring.org will likely be biased toward reshoring.

I would be very interested if someone could find out what Adidas is doing with all of the inventory related to dissolving their partnership with Kanye.
Example:
BLUF: Ford has recently had to delay auto deliveries due to a lack of the blue oval shaped name plates used on the vehicle front. The issue was due to a supplier (not Ford’s) production.
More detailed summary
Auto supply chains are very complex. Companies cannot produce vehicles if they don’t have all the parts necessary for production. Having 99.99% of parts is not good enough. Recently, the supplier that Ford used to make the name plates that adorn every Ford vehicle had to stop their production. The supplier (Tribar technologies) was forced to close because they were found to have illegally discharged chemicals into the water supply. This issue is important because theoretically, it is out of Ford’s control, but in reality, Ford is affected because of this disruption. Ford has had to delay the delivery of some of their expensive F-series trucks (which can cost more than $70K) due to the name plate issue. This article evidence how an inexpensive part can limit an expensive product.
The auto industry has had its share of issues recently, mostly due to the semiconductor shortage. This issue will exacerbate the existing problems.
This connects to course material because it shows the importance of supply chain and managing relationships with ones suppliers. This article highlights the importance of supply chain management. The oval badges are probably not thought to be a critical product for Ford, but they can stop production.
Source: The WSJ is a well-respected source, the article comes from within the past month, and represents an issue supported by factual information. I trust the source.
Article Link

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fords-latest-supply-chain-snarl-not-enough-blue-oval-badges-11663944141

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Lab (Axiom): Full Case Process

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In this running exercise, we will go through the steps to create and process a new case in Axiom.
Lab Resources
Please refer to the following reading material to assist you with completing the lab:
Case Creation and Processing in Axiom
Actions
Lab Instructions for Axiom: Full Case process
Actions
Lab Tasks: Follow all the steps to complete the lab

Create a folder on your desktop named Justine_Beaufort
Open AXIOM Process from the icon on the Desktop and click to Create New Case. If you are prompted to turn off antivirus, do so.
Case number: 01_ JustineBeaufortCase.
Case type: Major Crimes
LOCATION FOR CASE FILES

Folder name Leave the default folder name.
File path This is the location where we want AXIOM to save all of our case files. Browse to the folder Justine_Beaufort on your desktop and click Select Folder.

LOCATION FOR ACQUIRED EVIDENCE

Folder Name Leave this the default name.
File Path This is the location where we want AXIOM to save any image files that it creates during processing. Browse to the folder Justine_Beaufort on your desktop and click Select Folder.

SCAN INFORMATION

Scanned by Enter your name.
Description Enter a description of the item. For this case, our first item of evidence is a computer hard drive. The description of the drive is, WD hard drive of suspect, Justine Beaufort.

Press the Go to Evidence Sources button.
SELECT EVIDENCE SOURCE: Computer
LOAD OR ACQUIRE: Load Evidence.
SELECT EVIDENCE SOURCE: Image. Browse on your desktop to the folder Lab Files then select it. You will see all of the evidence folders for the different labs. Select the folder Lab Full Case Process and Lab-Chat Image Files. Then select JustineBeaufort.E01(Remember if you have multiple E01s from the same case, always point to the first one to read them all), select the image, and click Open.
Make sure all the partitions are selected, then press NEXT.
SELECT SEARCH TYPE: Partition 1 Full. Unpartitioned space Unpartitioned space. Click NEXT.
EVIDENCE SOURCES ADDED TO CASE: Click on the name listed on the evidence. We want to rename it so that it is more descriptive. Rename each one, Item 1: WD hard drive of suspect. Once you type the new name, click SAVE to save the changes.
Click GO TO PROCESSING DETAILS
ADD KEYWORDS TO SEARCH

Add the keyword list name owlKeywords.txt(Located in the Justine_Beaufort Folder). All of the keywords are then populated in the Keywords box.

Click GO TO SEARCH ARCHIVES AND MOBILE BACKUPS

Ensure that Search Archives and Search Mobile Backups are checked. When AXIOM finds any type of archive file (.zip, .tar, etc.), it will extract the data. If AXIOM finds a mobile backup, it will extract all of the data and process it using the Mobile Artifacts.

Click GO TO CALCULATE HASH VALUES

Ensure that the checkbox to calculate hash values is checked.
IGNORE NON-RELEVANT FILES: Ensure that all three hash set lists are checked (if the non-relevant hash sets are loaded).

Click GO TO CATEGORIZE CHATS

Note that we can categorize for Grooming/Luring and Sex-related. For this case, we do not want to check either one.

Click GO TO CATEGORIZE PICTURES AND VIDEOS

Note the categories for Magnet.AI. We can also load hash sets from Project Vic or our own custom hash sets. For this case, we are not selecting any of these options.

Click GO TO ADD CPS DATA TO SEARCH

Note that we can add a CPS export file. We will discuss this further later in the course. For this case, we are not adding a CPS export file.

Click GO TO FIND MORE ARTIFACTS

Ensure that the checkbox for Allow AXIOM to find more artifacts is UNCHECKED. We will discuss this further later in the course.

Click GO TO ARTIFACT DETAILS

Since we loaded an item of computer evidence, the only option available to us is COMPUTER ARTIFACTS.
Click CUSTOMIZE COMPUTER ARTIFACTS. Check all Computer Artifacts categories except for Custom Artifacts. Uncheck CUSTOM ARTIFACTS.

Select the artifact category for Cloud. Select OPTIONS for Dropbox. If you have known user passwords, you can enter those here. For this case, we do not have any. Click OK to exit Dropbox Options.
Click GO TO ANALYZE EVIDENCE

This provides the user with one final review of the SOURCES TO PROCESS.

Click ANALYZE EVIDENCE (Process the case, the reading material says not to, but I want you to go ahead and process this case.)

This will open Axiom Examine in a new window and the case will process. The processing for this case takes around 5 to 6 hours. Plan Accordingly on time.

Paste a screenshot below showing the completed and processed case dashboard with the processing results updated after finishing processing the Justin_Beaufort Hard Drive Image:

View RubricFull Case Process in Axiom RubricFull Case Process in Axiom RubricCriteriaRatingsPtsLab Task: Question 27view longer description100 ptsScreenshot fully processed and completeScreenshot shows case fully processed and completed as required.80 ptsScreenshot Correct but Not fully processedScreenshot of case, but not obvious that it was fully processed.60 ptsScreenshot Partially ProcessedScreenshot does not show that case was fully processed. So not sure if completed correctly.50 ptsScreenshot is incorrectEither Screenshot is incorrect, does not show case processed. Screenshot is of wrong item and is not helpful in determining if case was completely processed.0 ptsNo MarksNo answer, no screenshot given./ 100 ptsTotal Points: 0
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