Wednesday, January 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Rising fuel costs are only one of many challenges confronting supply chain managers reliant on motor carriers in 2019. While this transport sector remains robust, increasing driver wages and insurance costs are eroding profits. Furthermore, note analysts, costs associated with…
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
In 2019, the world economy will enter a third straight year of broad-based growth, but many economists feel that a combination of rising interest rates and ongoing trade protectionism will continue to create unexpected turbulence—and lead to even higher rates. How likely is…
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 · Mark Dohnalek
When companies adopt the agile approach, they have greater potential to overcome problems that are intrinsic to more monolithic organizational structures.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 · Dana Bodnar and Arkadiusz Taraszkiewicz
GDP growth is expected to dip across the board in 2019, and Eastern Europe is not immune from this cloudy outlook. For businesses trading within the region, this isn't so much cause for distress as it is a call to keep a close watch on emerging risks. Here, as in…
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Jorge García Castillo
As the number of natural hazards has increased over the last 10 years, supply chain resilience has attracted more attention with respect to mitigating the effects of these hazards
Monday, December 17, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
In 2019, the world economy will enter a third straight year of broad-based growth, but many economists feel that a combination of rising interest rates and ongoing trade protectionism will continue to create unexpected turbulence…and higher rates. How likely is this to…
Thursday, December 13, 2018 · Jim Baehr
Currently, too many Procurement groups go to market with only their inside information in-hand and without much understanding of the outside picture.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 · Vinodkumar Raghothamarao
Oil and Gas companies operate in dynamic and complex environments, where they face constant challenges especially in terms of supply and demand. Now with the current volatility in oil prices, the time has come to evaluate the supply chain and procurement techniques and costs.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
The most pricing pressure for the carriers is on the bulky, oversized, pieces some which require additional handling. The two big integrators are in “a race to see who can be the most expensive,”
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 · Rosemary Coates
GO! You now have less than 90 days to do something before China import tariffs are raised again. Get going now.
Monday, December 10, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Despite recent episodes political turmoil, analysts for Global Kuehne + Nagel Indicators (gKNi) say World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November.
Thursday, December 6, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
With this week's release of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council (GBPC) predictions for the coming year, one particular forecast is especially prescient, the trade war “truce” with China.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
While President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping a have agreed a truce in the US-China trade war for a period of 90 days, many Pacific Rim supply chain managers may still feel they are living on borrowed time.
Monday, December 3, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Businesses around the world are reappraising their supply chains to be more sustainable, driven by expectations of financial rewards, says a new study.
Friday, November 30, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Integrating a supply chain under one executive can drive value but may come with its own challenges, posits a new white paper by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business. According to its authors, solutions…
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