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ANALYSIS

The Importance of Data in Supply Chains

February 12, 2020

Analyst Insight: Data is important to businesses in formulating strategies, streamlining operations, introducing new products and services, and ensuring customer satisfaction. But data alone isn’t much good unless it’s analyzed, understood and acted upon. Data analysis is benefiting from new technology tools by allowing analysts to dig more deeply into supply chains. At the same time, human judgment remains the most important element in analysis.

ANALYSIS

Global Pressures Force Shift in Supply-Chain Finance Funding

February 12, 2020

Dominic Capolongo, SCB Contributor

Today's state of supply-chain finance funding has proved to be unsustainable, given our increasingly global economy.

Analysis

Delivering Speed, Flexibility and Savings Across the Supply Chain

February 12, 2020

John Lowe, SCB Contributor

Today’s best businesses are a lot like world-class runners.

Analysis

Redefining the Supply-Chain Approach to Sustainability

February 12, 2020

Peter Cook, SCB Contributor

There are a lot of factors contributing to an increased focus on supply-chain sustainability, but two stand out.

Analysis

Stronger Guidance for Supply-Chain Finance Is on the Horizon

February 12, 2020

David Quillian, SCB Contributor

As more companies turn to supply-chain finance to strengthen their businesses, a need is emerging for clearer regulatory guidance.

Analysis

Supply-Chain Finance Is the New Mission-Critical Function

February 3, 2020

Shanton Wilcox, SCB Contributor

Shippers and 3PLs are getting serious about supply-chain financial management, a new study shows, with many employing senior-level finance leaders into their teams.

For All the Talk About Sustainable Investing, Nobody Knows What It Means

January 31, 2020

Bloomberg

Sustainable investing has become one of the buzziest trends sweeping Wall Street. There’s just one problem: No one is entirely sure what it is exactly or how to define it.

Supply-Chain Transparency Starts With This Basic Relationship Advice

January 3, 2020

Heather Mueller, SCB Contributor

Fuel and freight make up nearly two-thirds of logistics costs. Supply-chain and logistics managers need to optimize those costs to improve the bottom line.

Five Ways Your Warehouse Will Benefit From a Supply-Chain Audit

December 10, 2019

Mike Hachtman, SCB Contributor

From grand-scale, end-to-end supply-chain inspections to the examination of discrete warehouses tasks, audits can provide vital data for achieving multiple objectives.

VIDEO

Watch: What's Happening With Freight Rates?

November 27, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The latest carrier survey by Transporeon reveals some surprising trends in pricing — ones that the carriers themselves didn't entirely anticipate, notes director of business development Patrick Pretorius.