Business Strategy Alignment

EDITOR'S Q&A

How Prepared Are Businesses for the Next Recession?

October 16, 2019

Just about every observer of the economy agrees that a recession is coming. The only question is when. Given the inevitability of a downturn, what are companies doing to prepare?

Walmart Subsidizing Some Vendors in Price War With Amazon

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Hold on to your smartphone — the holiday price wars between Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are heating up.

American Consumers Might Save Paper Recycling

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Companies are beginning to realize there’s more to lose from offending consumers who are aware of how cheap plastic products feed global warming, choke oceans, kill wildlife and — more slowly — threaten us. This is especially the case when it comes to packaging.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How Technology Is Supercharging Supply-Chain Collaboration

October 11, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of supply chain, “collaboration” is everyone’s favorite buzzword. But modern-day technology is investing the word with new meaning.

Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization

October 9, 2019

HERE

Investors to Ask Companies to Be CO2 Neutral by 2050

October 7, 2019

Bloomberg

The largest investor initiative tackling climate change says after two years of talking to the most polluting companies, data show most haven’t aligned their businesses with the Paris accord and that its members need to ramp up pressure.

Building Resilient Supply Chains Across a Volatile Business Landscape

October 7, 2019

Dave Brunswick, SCB Contributor

Bad weather isn’t the only event that threatens the efficient operation of global supply chains.

For Supply Chains, Customer Experience Is the New Differentiator

October 3, 2019

Jay Fraze, SCB Contributor

Customer experience is disrupting and changing the supply-chain world from the inside out.

Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP): A Guide for Importers

September 30, 2019

A.N. Deringer, Inc

Walmart Is Testing a Fulfillment Service for Vendors to Match Amazon

September 13, 2019

Bloomberg

Looking to generate more profit from its online unit, Walmart wants to start storing and shipping products for third-party vendors for the first time — just as rival Amazon.com has done for years.