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Supply Chain Management: Inflation may be next looming threat says study

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Rising prices and other inflationary pressure could reduce corporate profits by up to 9 percent in 2011 and 2012

Supply Chain Company Valuations – Part 3

Monday, June 27, 2011 · Michael S. Galardi
This is the second of a three-part installment on Supply Chain Valuations, written by guest contributor Michael S. Galardi, SVP Capital Alliance.

Supply Chain Company Valuations – Part 2

Monday, June 20, 2011 · Michael S. Galardi
This is the second of a three-part installment on Supply Chain Valuations, written by guest contributor Michael S. Galardi, SVP Capital Alliance.

Supply Chain Company Valuations – Where to from here

Monday, June 13, 2011 · Michael S. Galardi
This is the first of a three-part installment on Supply Chain Valuations, written by guest contributor Michael S. Galardi, SVP Capital Alliance.

Linking Supply Chain Performance to a Firm’s Financial Performance

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 · Priscilla Wisner
Financial performance metrics are valuable because they capture the economic consequences of business decisions, says Priscilla Wisner, Distinguished Lecturer The University of Tennessee. In this penultimate installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, she describes the…

The Benefits of Early Involvement in Capital Expenditures

Monday, May 2, 2011 · Robert Rudzki and Robert Trent
Procurement and supply management personnel are becoming involved in more and more areas of company spend. But one category that to date has largely eluded them is capital expenditure projects. That’s unfortunate because when procurement gets involved early in these capital…

WTO hands down landmark ruling on airline subsidies

Thursday, March 31, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
While both Boeing and Airbus are calling today’s World Trade Organization’s final case ruling on subsidies a victory, the real winners may be supply chain practitioners

Financial crisis in Japan is not a given

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Japan’s real GDP growth will slow, but the slowdown will likely be temporary, as a result of the earthquake and tsunami and growth should start picking up after mid-2011 as reconstruction efforts get underway, says the World Bank in its latest report

Fighting Inflation - What are Businesses Doing?

Monday, February 28, 2011 · SCMR Staff
The Hackett Group, Inc. invites supply chain and procurement executives and others to participate in a newly-launched quick poll designed to assess how companies are responding to input cost inflations and the best practices they're adopting to manage it.

AAPA to feature port administration and legal issues seminar in San Francisco

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
The biennial Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar in San Francisco, April 13-15, sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities, will examine the latest trends, challenges and management strategies for port administrators, finance officers, attorneys, and…

Diesel prices continue to rise

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 · Jeff Berman
Another week brought another increase in the price per gallon of diesel, with prices rising 2.1 cents this week to $3.534 per gallon

2012 proposed federal budget would increase transportation funding

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 · Jeff Berman
While there is an ongoing focus on fiscal austerity in the nation’s capitalepresents a 38 percent increase over the proposed amount in fiscal year 2011.

Dutch-American ties provide for more than 700,000 jobs

Sunday, February 13, 2011 · SCMR Staff
The ties between the U.S. and the Netherlands pay concrete dividends in exports, imports and job creation in both countries.

How Supply Chain Finance Can Drive Cash Flow

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 · Stephen G. Timme and Erik Wanberg
Supply chain finance is an invaluable tool for lengthening a buyer’s days purchases outstanding and increasing cash flow. SCF has the powerful potential to improve a supplier’s financial viability and reduce a buyer’s purchase costs and internal procurement expenses.…

National intermodal policy must drive rail plan, say educators

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
In its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “National Rail Plan,” prominent supply chain educators have taken issue with several objectives
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