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A Legal Powerhouse, Cargo Theft, Lightning, Potatoes, and More: Q1 2025 Supply M...

March 27, 2025 by Cottrill Research

In the first quarter of 2025 there were a number of key announcements and offering launches from supply market information and research … [Read more...] about A Legal Powerhouse, Cargo Theft, Lightning, Potatoes, and More: Q1 2025 Supply Market Information Announcements and Launches

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Filed Under: Market Intelligence, Agriculture, Artifical Intelligence, Benchmarking - Operations, Benchmarking - Pricing, Category Management, Climate, Commodities, Competitive Intelligence, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Digital Transformation, Direct Spend, Energy, Environmental Risk, Ethics, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Innovation, Logistics/Transportation, Manufacturing, Market Trends, Procurement, Professional Services, Research & Advisory Services, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Discovery, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Trade Intelligence Tagged With: agriculture, artificial intelligence, benchmarking, climate, commodities, digital transformation, environmental risk, ethics, industry market trends, legal research, manufacturing, market intelligence, prices, procurement, procuretech, research, research services, risk management, startups, strategic sourcing, supplier discovery, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk, trade intelligence

Open Access Information as a Beneficial Equalizer: OSINT for Procurement and Sup...

October 24, 2024 by Cottrill Research

There are several reasons to utilize open source information resources for procurement and supply chain research. My original June 2022 post … [Read more...] about Open Access Information as a Beneficial Equalizer: OSINT for Procurement and Supply Chain Research Efforts, An Update

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Filed Under: OSINT, Benchmarking - Operations, Benchmarking - Pricing, Category Management, Commodities, Competitive Intelligence, Compliance, Direct Spend, Economic Indicators, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Government Procurement, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Knowledge Management, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Open Access, Procurement, Professional Development, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Supplier Intelligence, Supply Chain, Trade Data, Trade Intelligence Tagged With: benchmarking, contracts, geopolitical/country risk, imports, index, industry market trends, market intelligence, open access data, OSINT, procurement, research, risk management, sanctions, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk, trade intelligence

A Look at Whimsical Indicators

October 7, 2024 by Cottrill Research

What do the Tooth Fairy and the Big Mac have in common? They are examples of "whimsical" indicators that measure the economy in … [Read more...] about A Look at Whimsical Indicators

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Filed Under: Economic Indicators, Benchmarking - Operations, Benchmarking - Pricing, Commodities, Competitive Intelligence, Environmental Risk, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Logistics/Transportation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Open Access, Outsourcing, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability, Trade Data, Worldwide Economies Tagged With: benchmarking, commodities, consumer spending, economic indicators, ethics, exchange rates, foreign currency, industry market trends, logistics, market intelligence, prices, procurement, research, risk management, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk

Water Stress and Supply Chains: Risks and Resources

September 25, 2024 by Cottrill Research

In 2023, the Brewers Association published its Water Risk Assessment Tool and the title of the associated webinar, "Water: The … [Read more...] about Water Stress and Supply Chains: Risks and Resources

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Filed Under: Supply Chain Risk, Agriculture, Climate, Commodities, Corporate Social Responsibility, Direct Spend, Economic Indicators, Energy, Environmental Risk, Geopolitical/Country Risk, Index/Indices, Indirect Spend, Market Intelligence, Offshore Operations, Open Access, Outsourcing, Procurement, Research Resource, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Intelligence, Supplier Risk, Sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, commodities, direct spend, environmental risk, geopolitical/country risk, index, industry market trends, market intelligence, offshoring, open access, outsourcing, procurement, research, risk management, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supplier risk, supply chain risk, sustainability

Risk Intelligence Providers: What’s New

September 9, 2024 by Cottrill Research

In the last few months there has been interesting activity with risk intelligence providers. Still trending are launches and partnerships … [Read more...] about Risk Intelligence Providers: What’s New

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Filed Under: Supplier Risk, Agriculture, Artifical Intelligence, Authority of Research Resources, Commodities, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cybersecurity, Data Marketplace, Direct Spend, E-Commerce, Environmental Risk, Indirect Spend, Manufacturing, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketplace, Procurement, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Supplier Intelligence, Supply Chain Risk, Sustainability Tagged With: artificial intelligence, carbon emissions, commodities, corporate social responsibility, cybersecurity, direct spend, due diligence, environmental risk, ethics, indirect spend, industry market trends, market intelligence, marketplace, procurement, research, risk management, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supplier risk, supply chain risk, sustainability

Supply Markets Information and Research: Recent Product and Service Launches Hig...

May 6, 2024 by Cottrill Research

Here are recent product and service launches that highlight what’s new in a few trending areas of supply market … [Read more...] about Supply Markets Information and Research: Recent Product and Service Launches Highlight Trending Areas

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Filed Under: Research Resource, Agriculture, Artifical Intelligence, Authority of Research Resources, Category Management, Climate, Commodities, Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cybersecurity, Direct Spend, Environmental Risk, Indirect Spend, Intelligence, Large Language Models, Logistics/Transportation, Market Intelligence, Market Trends, Marketplace, Materials Discovery, Procurement, Professional Development, Professional Services, Resource List, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management, Supplier Discovery, Supplier Intelligence, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trends Tagged With: agriculture, climate, cybersecurity, direct spend, environmental risk, ethics, global news, indirect spend, industry market trends, large language models, legal research, logistics, market intelligence, marketplace, pharma, procurement, professional services, research, risk management, strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation, supplier intelligence, supply chain risk

Keeping Procurement and Supply Professionals Informed and Educated

March 13, 2024 by Cottrill Research

There are a multitude of organizations, associations, publications, media sites, and thought leaders that play a big part in keeping … [Read more...] about Keeping Procurement and Supply Professionals Informed and Educated

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Filed Under: Category Management, Direct Spend, Indirect Spend, Information Technology, Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Market Intelligence, Procurement, Procurement Value, Professional Development, Professional Networking, Research Resource, Resource List, Supply Chain, Workforce Skills Tagged With: category management, continuing education, direct spend, indirect spend, industry market trends, knowledge management, market intelligence, procurement, procurement profession, professional development, professional networking, research, sourcing, supply chain, workforce development, workforce skills