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New IBM Procurement Study Points to New Value Proposition

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Working with research partner, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 1,023 global procurement executives from 41 countries in North America, Europe and Asia.

BSR’s “Sustainability”  Report Addresses Climate Change for Supply Chain Managers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 · Patrick Burnson New standards and maturing market approaches provide tools to manage some of the biggest uncertainties and trade-offs of alternative fuels.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Achieves Milestone Year for Deliveries

Monday, January 12, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Commercial orders valued at $232.7 billion at list prices

Supply Chain Managers to Factor in Air Cargo Demand

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 · Patrick Burnson 4.7 percent average annual growth rate projected Cargo market recovery continues to strengthen

Asia Pacific Airlines Take Measured Approach to Growth

Monday, December 29, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Prospects for further expansion remain positive, with Asia already the world’s largest aviation market.

Bribery Remains a Global Supply Chain Concern

Friday, December 12, 2014 · Patrick Burnson The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its first-ever analysis of anti-bribery on a global scale, sounding an alarm for U.S. supply chain managers.

U.S. Executives Remain Bullish on American Manufacturing, Says BCG

Friday, December 12, 2014 · Patrick Burnson U.S.-based executives at large companies remain bullish on American manufacturing, and their actions are starting to show it, according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group

Global Business Services Drive More Value with a C-Level Exec at the Wheel, Concludes KPMG Survey

Monday, December 1, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Within the next three years, most global companies are expected to take up the massive project of centralizing their shared services and outsourcing operations within a single global business services (GBS) organization.

DHL Global Connectedness Index Signals Strong Comeback For International Supply Chains

Thursday, November 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Globalization is recovering from financial crisis, DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals

Do Flags of Convenience Enable Ebola?

Monday, October 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson U.S. shippers have been assured by a variety of governmental agencies that cargo vessels of Liberian Registry are no more vulnerable to carrying the Ebola virus than vessels sailing under other Flags of Convenience.

Amazon’s Brick & Mortar Model For Supply Chain Managers

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 · Patrick Burnson A brick-and-mortar store is a major benefit to consumers who want to return orders

Energy and Logistics Sectors Search to Fill Talent Gap

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 · By Juan D. Morales & Rick Davis; Stanton Chase International Executive Search Demands for corporate C-level leadership frequently come from unexpected changes in industries. This is apparent in the energy and logistics sectors which have recently become bedfellows.

Supply Chain Managers May Become Concerned About “Slumping” Goods Prices

Monday, October 6, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Exports increased $434 million (0.2%). Imports firmed $222 million (0.1%). But both changes are just in millions as the totals moved so little.

U.S. Reshoring Movement May Have China Concerned

Thursday, September 25, 2014 · Rosemary Coates A 2014 Boston Consulting Group report says that 52% of American corporations over $1billion in revenue are considering Reshoring

Technology an Underused Tool in Emerging Market Supply Chains, Finds New Accenture Study

Friday, September 19, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Despite the vital role that technology plays in helping companies manage the complexity and volatility in global operations, only 48 percent of the more than 1,000 global companies surveyed for a new Accenture study use technology extensively in their emerging market supply…