In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (and my oldest son who is named Patrick), here is how Ireland positively ranks against other countries using various criteria. 2 – Global Food…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Ireland’s Impressive Global Rankings
ChatGPT and Misuse: Thoughts and Tools
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Finding Information on Startups in Stealth Mode
When researching competitor and supplier landscapes, startup discovery is an important component to include. This is generally not as challenging as one would think. Founders are, on the most part,…
Market Intelligence That Focuses on Decarbonization: What’s New with Providers and Offerings
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Northwestern and Toyota Research Institute Collaborate to Accelerate Discovery of New Materials to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
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DPW DEMO 2022 Semi-Finalists Are Utilizing Exciting Ways of Integrating Supplier and Market Data Into Procurement Process Workflows
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OSINT for Procurement and Supply Chain: No Hype, Just Promise
OSINT (open source intelligence) is the practice of legally collecting and combining information from publicly available sources (open source meaning the public nature of the data being collected). OSINT has…
The Circular Economy: Growth and Innovation
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Check Out the Newly Organized Location Risk Section of the Supply Market Indexes Collection for Easier Access!
To make the measurement tools and indices in the Country (Global), National (US), and Regional (i.e. Europe) Risk section of the Supply Market Intelligence Index Collection easier to identify and…
Short List of Information Resources for Understanding the Metaverse and Staying Current for Supply Professionals
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