The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) and McKinsey’s sustainability and resource productivity practice have released their first annual survey of resource markets (energy, metals, and agriculture). The survey, Resource Revolution: Tracking…
Nostalgia Gives Way to Evolution: Lloyd's List Goes Digital
BBC News reports that Lloyd’s List, a shipping newspaper that began in the early 1700s will print its last publication on December 20 and will be available in digital…
The Role of Research in Breaking Bad
I admit it. I am an avid fan of AMC’s Breaking Bad and am in good company as 6.4 million viewers watched the latest episode, “Ozymandias.” No doubt, one of…
Findings From the Fall 2013 Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Data Survey
Supply & Demand Chain Executive reports on findings from Consero Group’s Fall 2013 Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Data Survey. The survey was given to Fortune 1000 CPOs, with a total of…
Contract Management Software by the Numbers
Selectica has created an infographic containing interesting statistics about the usage of contract management software solutions. Sources of the research come from Aberdeen Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and IACCM.
Global Corporations and the Socially Responsible Supply Chain
Recent horrific garment industry disasters have highlighted the fact that global supply chains are seriously falling short in the area of social responsibility. Andreas Wieland and Robert Handfield have written…
The Consumerization of Business Purchasing
David Yanofsky (Quartz) writes about the “consumerization” of business purchasing (as quoted from Matt Gormiak, founder of G2 Crowd). Consumers, have for some time, used sites to compare products and…