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After three rounds of failed trade negotiations, a trade war between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, begins today. China's Ministry of Commerce has announced that China will fight back against the U.S. by imposing retaliatory tariffs on imports…
Atradius, a trade credit insurer based in London, recently released a report titled “Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Performance and Outlook” that evaluates the global health of the industry and provides a snapshot of risk in emerging nations.
A new research paper by AlixPartners on “sourcing and purchasing transformation,” reveals that supply chain managers may face fresh challenges in the coming months.
Further evidence of surging consumer demand in the Asia Pacific surfaced last week when DHL Global Forwarding began deploying a second dedicated Boeing 747-400 Freighter to connect the US, Europe and Asia.
In an announcement coinciding with the ISM conference in Nashville, TN, JAGGAER announced the introduction of as service to manage large Capex projects: Project Based Procurement.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Judd Aschenbrand, Michael Mikitka, Tony Sciarrotta and Bob Trebilcock
The boom in e-commerce has led to a record number of returns. How is that affecting supply chains and what are the best practices amongst industry leaders? To find out, SCMR partnered with the Reverse Logistics Association and WERC to survey our readers and their members.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Kyle Ous, Certified Packaging Professional and the manager of the Packaging Optimization practice for Chainalytics
The challenges facing e-commerce shipments don't begin and end with last-mile delivery and reverse logistics. Anyone fulfilling e-commerce orders also has to grapple with the high cost of parcel shipping and consumers who want to minimize the amount of packaging they have…
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · David Eriksson, Per Helletofth, Lisa M Ellram and Cinzia Sansone
An incomplete assessment of production costs led to the demise of an already efficient manufacturing plant in Sweden. Here's how total cost of ownership and other key data points could have saved not only the plant's production but also important manufacturing jobs.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 · Derik Andreoli, director of economic analysis and forecasting at Mercator International, LLC
Oil prices will continue to face upward pressure, and—perhaps even more importantly—oil prices will become even more sensitive to geopolitical disruptions.
The concept is conceived as a continuous positive development cycle that preserves and enhances natural capital, optimizes resource yields and minimizes system risks by managing finite stocks and renewable flows. Circular Economy study, Ellan Macarther foundation research…
IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG) report that the uncertainty regarding tariffs is behind the sudden increase in the costs associated with construction materials.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 · Micah Mallace, Director of Strategic Projects at the SC Ports Authority
Micah Mallace, Director of Strategic Projects at the SC Ports Authority, likens the 1980s arcade game “Whac-A-Mole” to costs in the supply chain - and suggests taking a holistic approach to reduce them
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