Monday, November 20, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Atradius, a consultancy specializing in trade credit insurance, surety and debt collections, maintains that the global economy has continued to gain momentum over the past months, with a 3.1% expansion projected for this year.
Monday, November 20, 2017 · Rosemary Coates
China watchers were quite stunned at the Chinese Plenary Council earlier this month, when Xi Jinping's philosophy was added to the Chinese Constitution, elevating him to the level of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 · Dana P. Stanton, Esq.
Responding to a sustainability survey from a customer can be an arduous task. The time required to answer the questions can take hours, days or weeks, depending on the complexity and length of the survey.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Building on the AAEI e-Commerce Benchmark report, this new and expanded report delves deeper into all of the key trends in the industry. AAEI and Amber Road are delivering an annual Trade Trends Report as a benchmark study for all global trade professionals.
Friday, November 10, 2017 · SCMR Staff
During the past four years, use of analytics to mitigate third-party supply chain fraud, waste, and abuse risk has jumped to 35 percent in 2017 from 25.2 percent in 2014, according to a Deloitte poll.
Friday, November 10, 2017 · SCMR Staff
Bsquare, a provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) services, recently released the findings from its first annual IIoT Maturity Study, which explores the current IoT adoption progress of business buyers in Manufacturing, Transportation, and Oil and Gas (O&G).
Thursday, November 9, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
A group of leading ports from around the globe wrapped up a two-day meeting in Los Angeles this week as part of a maritime collaboration called chainPORT, a global initiative established in 2015 to digitally connect ports worldwide and boost efficiency within the global…
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Almost three-quarters of organizations have reported having business continuity arrangements related to supply chain management. That is according to a report recently published by the Business Continuity Institute and supported by Zurich Insurance Group.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Brendan McCahill, Senior Vice President of Trade Data Content at Descartes, examines the current state of U.S. port infrastructure
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
“The Future of Digital Procurement,” a new report released by Accenture, maintains that many supply chain managers are seeking to modernize this function, but may not have the tools to get started.
Monday, November 6, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update last week, despite concerns voiced by supply chain specialists that the implementation may be unrealistic.
Friday, November 3, 2017 · Michael Gravier
Leveraging buying or selling power is the go-to strategy prescription, yet too seldom are its perverse long-term incentives recognized.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 · Dr. Larry Lapide
The rise of globalization and consumerism led to the evolution of global supply chains that strived to source, transport, make and deliver goods from any country in the world and to sell in any other.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Major hurricanes that had hit parts of the U.S. in the recent past will lead to more tepid growth for U.S. transportation for the remainder of this year, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. But analysts do not see any lasting disruption.
Monday, October 30, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year, Panama Canal authorities announced that the entrepot welcomed a record 403.8 tons – the largest amount of annual volume ever transited in its 103-year history. Industry analysts say the impact on U.S. ocean cargo gateways will…
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