Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

Shocks to Supply Chains Can Erase a Year’s Profit, McKinsey Says

August 11, 2020

Companies risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyberattacks, pandemics and climate change, according to McKinsey & Co.

Pandemic Reshoring: Five Things to Consider Before Making a Move

August 9, 2020

Adam Petrillo, SCB Contributor and Ann Marie Collins, SCB Contributor

An appetite for reshoring and onshoring may be growing due to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than two-thirds of North American manufacturers looking to bring production back home.

Demand Sensing: A Critical Supply Chain Capability for the Now Economy

July 31, 2020

GEP

In an age of instant gratification, meeting immediate market demand is key to retaining competitive advantage.

ProcessUnity Launches Vendor Financial Intelligence Powered by RapidRatings

July 31, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

ProcessUnity, a provider of cloud-based applications for risk and compliance management, recently launched ProcessUnity Vendor Financial Intelligence powered by RapidRatings, a provider of financial health assessments and analytics.

Eight Steps to Prevent Chaos As Businesses Reopen

July 30, 2020

Ali Hasan R., SCB Contributor

Reopening is no small feat, but the task that follows is infinitely more tricky: refocusing your supply chain to bounce back from disruption.

China-Backed Crypto Guru Wants to Unify World’s Blockchains

July 29, 2020

Bloomberg

The blockchain world today is thousands of disparate platforms that can’t talk to each other. So a little-known startup hatched one of the most ambitious plans yet to bridge all the divides.

Six Keys to Discovering ‘Goldilocks’ Pricing for Businesses and Customers

July 28, 2020

Chad Storlie, SCB Contributor

As I was reading the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to my youngest son, I had a revelation about … pricing.

Survey Shows Asian Businesses Facing Huge Liquidity Pressures

July 24, 2020

Gordon Cessford, SCB Contributor

COVID-19 has thrown the global economy into turmoil, interrupting normal operations everywhere, wreaking havoc on supply chains, and causing a severe drop in global trade. Asia, of course, is not immune.

Infor and DBS Bank Announce Partnership to Integrate Digital Trade Financing into Global Supply Chains

July 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Infor, a provider of cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that it is partnering with DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, to integrate digital trade financing capabilities into the Infor Nexus global network.

EDITOR'S Q&A

How Suppliers Are Tapping Receivables to Boost Liquidity

July 21, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

These are perilous times for all supply-chain partners, but especially for smaller suppliers who lack ready access to working capital, and are existing on extremely thin margins in a severe economic downturn.

Supply Chain Finance & Revenue Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding supply chain finance and revenue management. New technologies in finance and revenue management are transforming the way companies operate - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using finance and revenue management solutions for supply chain optimization.