Geopolitical/Country Risk

World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 Measures Regulations and Ranks Ease of Do...

November 8, 2016 by Cottrill Research

Doing Business 2017 - the 14th annual report in the series - measures regulations that both enhance and constrain business activity across … [Read more...] about World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 Measures Regulations and Ranks Ease of Doing Business Across 190 Economies

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Filed Under: Category Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, New Research, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Research Resource, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Trade Intelligence, World Markets Tagged With: ethics, geopolitical/country risk, global markets, market intelligence, offshoring, outsourcing, research, strategic sourcing, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk

The Conference Board International Labor Comparisons

October 7, 2016 by Cottrill Research

The International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program, formerly a division of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prepares economic indicators … [Read more...] about The Conference Board International Labor Comparisons

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Filed Under: Benchmarking - Pricing, Contingent Workforce, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Trade Intelligence, World Markets Tagged With: geopolitical/country risk, global markets, manufacturing, market intelligence, offshoring, pricing, research, strategic sourcing, supplier management

UIS Launches Data Tool Showing Global Leaders and Emerging Players in R&D

October 4, 2016 by Cottrill Research

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has released a new data tool showing the leaders and emerging players in research and development … [Read more...] about UIS Launches Data Tool Showing Global Leaders and Emerging Players in R&D

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Filed Under: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Innovation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, New Research, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Research Resource, Risk and Compliance, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, World Markets Tagged With: ethics, geopolitical/country risk, global markets, innovation, market intelligence, new resource, offshoring, operations management, outsourcing, research, strategic sourcing, supply chain risk, sustainability

World Economic Forum’s Networked Readiness Index 2016

July 22, 2016 by Cottrill Research

World Economic Forum's Networked Readiness Index 2016 reveals important information about how well a country can "transition to a new set of … [Read more...] about World Economic Forum’s Networked Readiness Index 2016

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Filed Under: Geopolitical/Country Risk, Information Technology, Innovation, Market Intelligence, Offshore Operations, Outsourcing, Procurement, Research Resource, Risk and Compliance, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Technology, World Markets Tagged With: geopolitical/country risk, global markets, information technology, market intelligence, outsourcing, procurement, supplier intelligence, supply chain, supply chain risk

The Connection Between Millennials, Sustainability, and Company Research

July 12, 2016 by Cottrill Research

In addition to the traditional criteria used when evaluating a company or supplier, such as history, financials, and competitors, inclusion … [Read more...] about The Connection Between Millennials, Sustainability, and Company Research

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Filed Under: Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Market Intelligence, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Research & Advisory Services, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Search, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability Tagged With: advisory firms, corporate social responsibility, ethics, market intelligence, offshoring, outsourcing, procurement, research, research firms, research services, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk, sustainability

More Indices Added to Collection

July 1, 2016 by Cottrill Research

Here are more indices that have been added to the Supply Market Intelligence Index Collection. Note that all are open access, with one … [Read more...] about More Indices Added to Collection

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Filed Under: Category Management, Commodities, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Logistics/Transportation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Open Access, Procurement, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability Tagged With: category management, commodities, corporate social responsibility, ethics, global markets, industry market trends, logistics, manufacturing, market intelligence, open access data, procurement, research, strategic sourcing, supply chain risk, sustainability

There's an Index For That!

February 28, 2016 by Cottrill Research

For about a year I have been curating an open access collection of indices that can be useful for supply market intelligence. A new crop has … [Read more...] about There's an Index For That!

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Filed Under: Market Intelligence, Benchmarking - Pricing, Business Travel, Category Management, Commodities, Contingent Workforce, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Information Technology, Knowledge Management, Logistics/Transportation, Market Trends, Marketing, Open Access, Procurement, Procurement Value, Research Resource, Reshoring, Search, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Trade Intelligence Tagged With: benchmarking, commodities, ethics, industry market trends, information technology, logistics, manufacturing, market intelligence, offshoring, pricing, procurement, research, search, supply chain, supply chain risk, sustainability, transportation