Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2015

Is your company ready for accelerating growth or imminent slowdown in the summer of 2015? There are some very mixed signals coming from the US economy in April of 2015; signals that are making a dicey proposition of planning for the second half of business operations for companies of all sizes. Do you even know which event to plan for?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The majority of banana export comes from 3 countries, which top the list for 2016: Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. This is our normal, yellow banana ( fao.org 2015 ). contributes to 62%-67% of the total carbon footprint created during the life cycle of the banana value chain ( fao.org 2015 ). Transportation?—?shipping,

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 6, 2018

Fueled by deep-pocketed mainland venture capitalists and success at home, the 40-year-old and his peers are exporting a formula honed in China of pursuing rapid expansion over profitability. "Competition is so fierce in China that smaller companies feel it makes sense to look for opportunities elsewhere." " Read full article.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 28, 2018

Of the nearly 73,000 manufacturing firms in the United States that exported in 2015, more than 70,000 (or 96.4 As an example, China has imposed tariffs on farm products and seafood, as well as autos; and the companies affected can be small food exporters, agricultural supply companies, or auto parts suppliers.

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Empowering CPO

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Today purchasing managers especially those responsible for Direct Materials find it difficult to manage and track their categories. Category Dashboards are prepared for clients in order to arm them with powerful insights and resources which come in handy during contract negotiations and managing inventories when markets are volatile.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 26, 2017

What services did shippers used in 2016 compared to 2015? Using these two features, shippers can hedge against overpaying and actively manage carriers to ensure higher on-time percentages. Are businesses predicting an increase or decrease in shipments in 2017? Were there issues with capacity, and did they lead to more delays in 2016?

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. Global export orders continue “very strong.” Carriers nevertheless have work to do.

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