The supply chain is core to how your business is run and its costs, profit and growth. With the increasing globalization of business, variable taxes and duties across trading borders have a huge impact on overall cost, supplier sourcing, manufacturing strategies and distribution network structure.
On Dec. 12, 2015, at the United Nations' 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, negotiators from nearly 200 countries signed an ambitious agreement aimed at stemming global warming.
In the B2B world companies have been reluctant to open up to their customer networks. Rather than use social media, for instance, they rely on the traditional way of engaging with prospects and customers. So, if you have a problem with your industrial cement mixer, you usually have only two options: read the manual or call your sales rep.
In today's increasingly digital world, cybersecurity concerns are top of mind for all retailers for the first time in business advisory BDO USA's annual Retail RiskFactor Report, now in its 10th year. Risk associated with a possible security breach was cited unanimously by the 100 largest U.S. retailers analyzed, moving that concern to the top spot, up from 18th in 2007.
The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a report from the National Retail Federation.
Supply chain resilience is vital to robust business performance. Threats to resilience - such as depressed oil prices, natural catastrophes and the spread of terrorism - are keeping financial executives around the world up at night.
What would be the value to businesses and the economy if safer chemistry replaced conventional approaches? Is there a way to put a monetary value on the risks and opportunities?
Disagreement among nations means no carbon emissions targets have been set for international shipping, but voices from within the industry are calling for global curbs to be set soon, before countries or regional blocs take matters into their own hands.
Usage-based auto insurance (UBI) is a growing segment of the automotive insurance market, the result of a technological revolution as the Internet of Things continues to further influence various industries.