Global supply chain management - Articles - Page 516

Views on the Road to Supply Chain Transformation

July 19, 2013

Rich Sherman & Robert Sabath, Principal Essentialists, Trissential

Initiatives to Relieve Congestion at Southern CA Ports

July 19, 2013

Mike Stark, President and CEO, Pacer

Megatrends: What They Are and How They Can Help Businesses Prepare for the Future

July 19, 2013

Kas Kasravi, HP Fellow, Hewlett-Packard

Global Trade Requires 'Global Knowledge'

July 18, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Accurate data on the millions of rules, regulations, tariffs and classifications that govern international trade is crucial to global trade management but not sufficient, says Anthony Hardenburgh, vice president of global trade content at Amber Road.

XPO Logistics Takes Over Last-Mile Specialist 3PD

July 18, 2013

XPO

XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the common stock of 3PD Inc., reportedly North America's largest non-asset, third-party provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics, in a transaction valued at approximately $365m.

Planograms Among Reasons Why In-Store Merchandising Process 'Broken and Outdated'

July 18, 2013

Business Wire

Retailers' in-store merchandising process is broken and outdated for a majority of today's national and regional retail chains, according to a study by RIS News sponsored by RBM Technologies.

High-Growth Trajectory Seen in Supply Chain Finance

July 18, 2013

Demica

Supply chain finance has continued to exhibit strong growth in the last two years, according to latest research from Demica, which reveals average annual SCF growth rates between 30 percent and 40 percent at major international banks. The SCF market is expected to continue to expand strongly to the end of the decade, although the pace of growth will moderate to 20 percent to 30 percent a year by 2015, and 10 percent a year by 2020.

U.S. Companies to Increase Investment Across Broader Range of Emerging Markets, Study Finds

July 18, 2013

KPMG

U.S. business executives involved with business development and corporate strategy expect their companies will invest in geographic expansion, particularly in high-growth and emerging markets, according to a recent survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm.