Supply Market Research Trends for Procurement and Supply Chain: 2021 Update

Agriculture, Artifical Intelligence, Authority of Research Resources, Benchmarking - Pricing, Big Data/Analytics, Blockchain, book/eBook, Business Travel, Category Management, Climate, Commodities, Compliance, Contingent Workforce, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Data Marketplace, Digital Transformation, Direct Spend, Diversity, E-Commerce, Economic Indicators, Emerging Technology, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Information Technology, Innovation, Intelligence, Internet of Things, Knowledge Management, Logistics/Transportation, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketplace, Misinformation/Fake News, Offshore Operations, Online Marketplace, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Productivity, Professional Development, Research & Advisory Services, Risk Management, Search, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Management, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Technology, Trade Data, Transformation, Trends, Workforce Skills, World Markets, Worldwide Economies

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Supply Market Research Trends for Procurement and Supply Chain: 2021 Update

Our book, Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals: Research, Process, and Resources, was published in 2015. To keep up with the continuously evolving and changing nature of supply market intelligence,…

Category Management, Climate, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Data Marketplace, Digital Transformation, Direct Spend, E-Commerce, Energy, Environmental Risk, Ethics, Indirect Spend, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketplace, Procurement, Procurement Value, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability

Sustainability-Focused B2B Marketplaces: Young and Growing

Jeanette Jones

October 22, 2021

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Sustainability-Focused B2B Marketplaces: Young and Growing

The emergence of sustainability-focused B2B marketplaces should not come as a surprise. These marketplaces are forming at the same time we continue to see the rapid growth of B2B marketplaces…

Authority of Research Resources, Big Data/Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, Contingent Workforce, Contract Management, Emerging Technology, Indirect Spend, Information Technology, Market Intelligence, New Resource, Open Access, Procurement, Procurement Value, Research Resource, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Management, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain Risk

Spend Matters Updates Free SolutionMap Rankings for Spring, Launches TechMatch and Releases “Procurement Technology Buyer’s Guide”

Jeanette Jones

May 2, 2021

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Spend Matters Updates Free SolutionMap Rankings for Spring, Launches TechMatch and Releases “Procurement Technology Buyer’s Guide”

Spend Matters has had a productive spring and that is very good news for buyers of procurement technology solutions. Spend Matters has announced its updated free SolutionMap rankings for the Spring…

Authority of Research Resources, Benchmarking - Operations, Blockchain, Category Management, Commodities, Compliance, Contract Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Direct Spend, Economic Indicators, Emerging Technology, Ethics, Government Procurement, Indirect Spend, Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Logistics/Transportation, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketplace, Offshore Operations, Online Marketplace, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Professional Development, Professional Networking, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Intelligence, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trade Data, Trade Intelligence, Transformation, Trends, Workforce Skills

Procurement and Supply Chain Professional Associations for Research, Networking, Education, and Certification

Jeanette Jones

January 26, 2021

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Procurement and Supply Chain Professional Associations for Research, Networking, Education, and Certification

Associations are key providers of market and industry information. They provide opportunities to network with like-minded professionals and are the entities that develop and enforce industry standards, produce certification programs,…

Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Open Access, Procurement, Procurement Value, Professional Development, Professional Networking, spend management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Trends, Workforce Skills

In 2021, Stay Informed and Entertained with These Procurement and Supply Chain Management Blogs and Podcasts

Jeanette Jones

January 2, 2021

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In 2021, Stay Informed and Entertained with These Procurement and Supply Chain Management Blogs and Podcasts

In the procurement and supply chain management space, there is no shortage of talented, well-informed, and passionate bloggers and podcasters who discuss and write about practically every topic imaginable. These…

Collaboration, Commodities, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Direct Spend, Emerging Technology, Environmental Risk, Ethics, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Innovation, Market Intelligence, Offshore Operations, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Productivity, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Management, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Technology

Supply Chain Transparency in the News: Tiffany Shares Craftsmanship Journey and Innovative Deforestation Efforts from Walmart and Unilever

Jeanette Jones

August 23, 2020

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Supply Chain Transparency in the News: Tiffany Shares Craftsmanship Journey and Innovative Deforestation Efforts from Walmart and Unilever

Tiffany & Co. Saying it is an industry first, Tiffany & Co. announced they will share, starting in October, the “full craftsmanship journey of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds…

Benchmarking - Pricing, Category Management, Commodities, Competitive Intelligence, Direct Spend, Economic Indicators, Environmental Risk, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Intelligence, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, New Resource, Online Marketplace, Open Access, Procurement, Procurement Value, Productivity, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk Management, spend management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Trade Data, Trends, World Markets, Worldwide Economies

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Category Added to SMI Index Virtual Library

Jeanette Jones

April 2, 2020

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New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Category Added to SMI Index Virtual Library

A new Coronavirus (COVID-19) category has been added to Cottrill Research’s Supply Market Intelligence Index virtual library. The new category includes newly launched indices that track the impact of the…

Authority of Research Resources, Benchmarking - Pricing, Business Travel, Category Management, Climate, Commodities, Competitive Intelligence, Compliance, Contingent Workforce, Contract Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Direct Spend, Economic Indicators, Emerging Technology, Energy, Environmental Risk, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Government Procurement, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Information Technology, Innovation, Knowledge Management, Logistics/Transportation, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketing, Marketplace, Misinformation/Fake News, Offshore Operations, Online Marketplace, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Professional Development, Research & Advisory Services, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Search, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Technology, Trade Data, Trends, World Markets, Worldwide Economies

The Biggest Challenge When Researching Supply Markets Is Knowing the Best Resources To Use

Jeanette Jones

January 26, 2020

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Benchmarking - Operations, Benchmarking - Pricing, Big Data/Analytics, Category Management, Commodities, Contract Management, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Intelligence, Logistics/Transportation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, New Research, New Resource, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Research & Advisory Services, Research Resource, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Intelligence, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk

DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index and Daily Estimated Miles Driven Added to FreightWaves SONAR Platform

Jeanette Jones

November 7, 2019

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Two new indices have been added to FreightWaves’ freight market data and analytics platform SONAR: Daily Estimated Miles Driven The Daily Estimated Miles Driven index is an estimation of the…

Artifical Intelligence, Benchmarking - Operations, Benchmarking - Pricing, Big Data/Analytics, Category Management, Compliance, Contract Management, Digital Transformation, Economic Indicators, Emerging Technology, Finance, Government Procurement, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Information Technology, Innovation, Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Logistics/Transportation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, New Research, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Procurement Value, Productivity, Professional Development, Research & Advisory Services, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Search, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Management, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Technology, Trade Intelligence, Trends, World Markets, Worldwide Economies

Just In Time for Summer Reading: An Abundance of Newly Released Reports and Indices for Procurement and SCM

Jeanette Jones

June 20, 2019

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OK. I’m kidding about the title. I already have my list of summer novels I hope to enjoy, starting with The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. I’m not kidding, however,…