Thursday, September 15, 2016 · Krishna Rajendran
Large retail chains are increasingly faced with the question of how to develop an ideal product assortment policy to optimize sales. This issue is particularly challenging for retailers that have traditionally served customers in large cities, but are looking to serve a…
Friday, September 9, 2016 · Becky Partida
Supply chain organizations are searching for ways to reduce procurement cost. APQC's research shows that organizations have the largest group of their procurement full time employees assigned to ordering materials and services.
Friday, September 9, 2016 · Jeff Berman
The industrial real estate market remains in a strong position for various reasons, according to the Second Quarter Industrial Outlook report from commercial real estate firm JLL.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Express Freight Finance is launching with an initial capital base of more than $30 million and is backed by Adelphi Capital, a merchant bank with a strong track record of equity investment in factoring and other financial services for transportation companies in the United…
Thursday, December 17, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
In a recent interview, SCMR dug a bit deeper into the recently released 2015 Return on Supply Management Assets (ROSMA) Performance Check Study, “Building a Bolder Legacy: The Procurement Mission is Under Way.
Here are insights shared by Joe Raudabaugh, an A.T. Kearney…
Thursday, March 26, 2015 · Rosemary Coates
Many Republicans and Democrats avidly support the work of Ex-Im Bank. But this time, a group of Tea Party conservatives and the Heritage Foundation are fighting against reauthorization, citing ideological concerns over government interference in a free market economy.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Leading company procurement organizations reap double the measurable cost reduction versus other companies, while also driving competitive advantage through supplier-driven innovation and risk management.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Last month’s summit meeting of leaders from the BRICS in Brazil yielded a surprise for many supply chain managers evaluating emerging nations: The rise of a the “New Development Bank”
Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The new US REL Working Capital Survey for 2014 demonstrates that supply chain managers have a lot of work to do in balancing their books
Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The amount tied up in excess working capital at nearly 1000 of the largest public companies in the U.S. is over a trillion dollars, according to the REL research
Friday, May 16, 2014 · SCMR Staff
Not long after the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this week rolled out its version for new federal transportation authorization, entitled the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322), the bill received the blessing of the EPW committee with an…
Thursday, September 12, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Large companies in North America and Europe are now losing over 250,000 jobs each year in IT, finance, and other key business services areas.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Analysts advise shippers to take an inventory of existing and potential risks as a way to determine immediate threats and those that may be posed in the future by suppliers.
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