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By Norman Katz ·
March 18, 2024
Good reporting standards should be part of an organization’s policies and guidelines. Don’t wait until someone asks, and don’t force someone to be an exception: make sure that your data visualizations can be read by all those who receive them.
By Brian Straight ·
March 15, 2024
A Boston Consulting Group survey of global executives found a majority are targeting supply chain and manufacturing costs as the biggest areas to achieve cost savings in 2024.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 14, 2024
Commerce reported that February retail sales, at $700.7 billion, rose 0.6% compared to January and were up 1.5% annually.
By Jason Miller and Yemisi Bolumole ·
March 14, 2024
Inflation continues to impact the U.S. economy, but could a fear of supply shortages have caused a hoarding of materials and contributed to inflation’s rise?
By Brian Straight ·
March 13, 2024
Supply chain disruptions come in many forms, but digital approaches and end-to-end thinking are helping organizations evolve.
By Brian Straight ·
March 12, 2024
Many supply chains have developed plans to navigate through disruptions, but fewer have detailed crisis management plans to implement should the unthinkable happen.
By Amy Wunderlin ·
March 11, 2024
Despite the proliferation of technology to ease the process, most smaller businesses are not prioritizing the strengthening of their supply chains.
By Brian Straight ·
March 8, 2024
Gartner’s annual DEI survey finds that companies continue to invest in programs as it leads to better employee attraction, retention and overall wellness.
By Jonathan Salama, CEO and co-founder, Transfix ·
March 7, 2024
For shippers, properly assessing market conditions is critical to bid season. Data, when used correctly, can be an asset to this process.
By Brian Straight ·
March 6, 2024
PepsiCo is known for its iconic food and beverage items, but it required partnering with other organizations to truly remake its supply chain on a journey to be “always everywhere” for its customers.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 5, 2024
The Services PMI, at 52.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 0.8% in February, while growing, at a slower rate, for the 14th consecutive month. This marks growth in 44 of the last 45 months, with December 2022 being the one month with a decline over that period.
By Michael J. Gravier ·
March 5, 2024
The long history of academia, industry and students working together to create supply chain solutions has never been more important as complexity increases.
By Arjun Sharma ·
March 4, 2024
The promise of faster transactions, lower costs, and widespread executive buy-in are driving AI-powered procurement to deliver new efficiencies and insights.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 1, 2024
The report’s benchmark metric, the PMI came in at 47.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.3% compared to January’s 49.1 reading, contracting, at a faster rate, for the 16th consecutive month.
By Brian Straight ·
March 1, 2024
Procurement processes must now consider ethical sourcing as a key element, and one that can significantly harm the organization if not followed.