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Blurring Line Between Direct, Indirect Procurement Can Be 'Dangerous'
There's been a great myth sweeping across the world of procurement. It's come about as procurement technology has grown widespread and companies are vying for customers to sign onto their solutions. The myth takes the form of an eraser, scrubbing away the lines between direct and indirect procurement.
Business Continues to Grow for Third-party Logistics Companies
Revenues for U.S. 3PLs, which provide services ranging from booking truck drivers to managing warehouses, rose 7.4 percent to $157.2bn last year, faster than the 2.8 percent growth in logistics spending overall, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, which recently released its annual State of Logistics report.
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It's Not Enough to Want to Go Global – You Need to Know How
Over the past few decades, the rise of emerging markets - initially as sources of cheap labor and then as rapidly growing consumer markets and centers of capital investment and innovation - has caused most companies of size and stature to enlarge their global ambitions. But despite this concerted push to globalize, few companies are ready to build and run truly global organizations and operations.
Analytics-Driven Services Reduce Dispatch Costs by $21.5 Million
Challenge: Global Fortune 500 technology company needed to reduce post-sales dispatch costs while improving asset return rates.
Cloud Logistics Updates Application for TMS Users
Cloud Logistics has upgraded its cloud-based applications for users of its transportation management system (TMS) software.
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Merchants Ditch Costly, Fixed Point-of-Sale Systems for Mobile POS Tablets
Mobile point-of-sale systems are intended to roam free, meeting and checking out customers wherever they may be, but many merchants are anchoring the devices to the counter as a replacement for traditional POS terminals.
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Recovery in Offing for Dry Bulk Market in Atlantic Trades
Shipowners operating in the trans-Atlantic dry bulk market, where prices have been plumbing two-year lows on the back of acute vessel oversupply and shifting patterns in minerals demand, could be facing brighter days, according to the latest special report released by Platts.
136 Nations Ranked in Terms of Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign direct investment has never been more important in catalyzing growth, whether in the developed or developing world. Although equity markets around the world have largely recovered since the financial crisis, global capital flows have contracted sharply. The Milken Institute's Global Opportunity Index provides policy makers and investors vital information on policies that can best attract foreign direct investment, expand economies and accelerate job creation. The index is also a guide for countries seeking to improve their business environments and attract investors who commit long-term capital, rather than move it around as a fleeting portfolio tactic.
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Dow: A Supply Chain Under Constant Change
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The Rise of Trade With Canada and Mexico
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Hitachi Consulting Launches Cloud Outsourcing Service
Hitachi Consulting has enhanced its Hitachi Cloud Framework portfolio with the launch of a private, public and hybrid cloud platform.
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Use of Legacy Systems Lead to Excess Costs, Lack of Visibility Into Current Inventory Levels, Study Finds
Inventory information sharing is time-consuming and often results in visibility levels between "average" and "none," according to a report from Gatepoint Research.
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