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The Era of Value in Supply Chains
The Federal Reserve, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations, and International Monetary Fund all forecast inflationary pressures are coming.
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By Per Kristian Hong ·
March 1, 2022
Companies that act quickly to engage their value chains toward increasing agility and resilience will gain significant advantages, such as improved end-to-end visibility (for early warning and a broader range of practical contingencies); leaner, more profitable product portfolios; added bargaining power from consolidated purchasing of shared inputs; and more strategically aligned supplier networks to safeguard supply and keep costs low.
By Aaron Benningfield ·
March 1, 2022
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February 17, 2022
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By SCMR Staff ·
December 14, 2021
New research from Supplyframe indicates that most Americans (64%) are planning to get an early jump on holiday shopping this year in hopes of beating possible shipping or other supply chain constraints.
By Patrick Burnson ·
December 13, 2021
Derik Andreoli, principal at Mercator International, notes that Goldman Sachs forecasts that oil prices could rise to $150 per barrel in 2022 under a full economic reopening scenario. By contrast, Deutsche Bank forecasts that prices will average just $60 per barrel.
By SCMR Staff ·
December 6, 2021
The 2021 holiday season appears to be on track to exceed the National Retail Federation’s forecast for record spending despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and challenges like the new COVID-19 omicron variant, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said this week.
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By Oracle Netsuite ·
October 21, 2021
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By SMC3 ·
October 7, 2021
If there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation.
By Olusegun Ladipo, Adam Robbins, and Andrew Marquardt ·
October 6, 2021
Blockchain technology—the underpinning of cryptocurrencies—is becoming more prevalent in a growing variety of applications.
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August 11, 2021
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By Patrick Burnson ·
June 29, 2021
The pandemic drove significant changes in working capital performance among the 1000 largest non-financial U.S. companies in 2020, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc.
By Mark Trowbridge ·
May 12, 2021
We all want to conserve working capital by extending payments. But here are five ways procurement can save money while paying suppliers.
By Patrick Burnson ·
December 29, 2020
After enduring its deepest recession in 74 years in 2020, the global economy is expected to rebound in 2021, according to the annual Top-10 Economic Predictions released recently by IHS Markit.
By Michael Gravier ·
November 30, 2020
Supply chains are changing and becoming more fragmented. There’s another big change coming: inflation. The maturation of multiple middle class economies across the world has already begun to drive competition for resources. COVID provides a lull before the storm; in a year or two, economies will begin to recover and pent up consumer demand will create a whiplash of order and price increases. This isn’t just a temporary inflation.
By Patrick Burnson ·
September 28, 2020
While confronting the challenges posed by the current global pandemic, logistics managers continue to work on expediting everything from the smallest parts to finished products in order to meet market demand. Meanwhile, some supply chains need to be slowed in response to the same market forces.