Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

Nordstrom Is Opening a New York Store as Other Retailers Close Theirs

April 11, 2018

The Nordstrom family has run stores for more than a century, first selling shoes in the Pacific Northwest and later introducing fashion-forward clothing to wealthy suburbanites across the country.

How Intelligent Business Networks Will Empower Tomorrow’s Autonomous Supply Chains

April 9, 2018

Five Reasons to Blockchain Your Supply Chain

March 27, 2018

Forbes

There’s a lot of money and attention going toward blockchain as a potential foundation for supply chains.

Electric Cars May Soon Be Cheaper Than Gas Guzzlers

March 26, 2018

Industryweek

Electric cars may be cheaper than their petroleum counterparts by 2025 if the cost of lithium-ion batteries continues to fall.

China Hits Back at Trump Tariffs as Trade War Arrives

March 26, 2018

Bloomberg

China said it doesn’t fear a trade war with the U.S. and announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on $3bn of imports from the U.S. in the first response to President Donald Trump’s ordering of levies on Chinese metal exports.

Analyzing Product Costs: A Question of ‘What If’

March 26, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Foremost in the minds of every supply-chain planner are those key words: What if?

Wine Prices to Rise As Bad Weather Brings Worst Harvest for 50 Years

March 23, 2018

The Guardian

It’s the kind of bad news best served with a stiff drink: the price of standard supermarket wines such as prosecco and pinot grigio could rise by up to 30 percent this year as the impact of 2017’s disastrous harvest is felt on the high street.

Trucking Acquisitions Put New Spotlight on Fleet Values

March 23, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Trucking companies newly flush with cash are stepping up strategies to grow through acquisitions, but they’re finding new challenges in financial reporting along the road.

Blockchain Can Help in War on Fake Drugs, Report Says

March 20, 2018

Supply Management

A blockchain prototype tool has been developed with the potential to tackle the problem of counterfeit medicines.

'Exhausted' Toys R Us Suppliers Weigh Options As Huge Retailer Shuts

March 20, 2018

Reuters

When Toys ‘R’ Us secured a $3.1bn bankruptcy loan in September, toy makers were reassured they would be paid for goods delivered to the company as it tried to emerge from Chapter 11.

Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

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