March-April 2018
"Inflation creeps into U.S. Supply Chain.” So said the headline on a Wall Street Journal article I read this morning before writing this column. The Journal went on to write that U.S. companies are grappling with rising material and ingredient costs on top of pressure from higher wages—a potential double whammy— and noted that companies like Whirlpool and Ford have already issued warnings to the market.
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Measuring Supplier Innovation
Most CPOs understand that the next big innovation is out there, being invented by someone. But, new research indicates that few have a process in place to identify and measure…
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Serving Up An Experience
The next generation of supply chains will be tasked with delivering an experience as well as a product.
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Building resiliency in your supply chain
The ultimate effect of populism on global trade is unclear, but the risks are high. Supply chain managers need new tools to value risk under different scenarios.
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Leveraging Supply Chain Finance
The evolving supply chain finance sector is making it easier for suppliers and buyers to work out their own win-win financial arrangements.
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Less than Truckload (LTL) market in high gear
Buoyed by surging demand, less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers are revving up for 2018, warning that tightening capacity means sharply higher rates in a new era of pricing.
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Sustainability and supplier management
Aligning supplier performance with sustainability goals takes effort, but can lead to efficiency.
