Cottrill Research has been monitoring and curating an Index collection specifically for supply markets for a number of years now. It has been insightful to watch what has and is…
Country Indexes: New Releases and a Recent Launch
Sourcemap’s Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution Addresses Standards Mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Last month, supply chain transparency software provider, Sourcemap, launched its Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution (FLDD) to help U.S. businesses meet standards mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act…
Latest Container Port Performance Index Assesses Gaps and Opportunities
The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2021 is produced by World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The purpose of the Index is to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement…
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…
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…
Supply Intelligence Is Not Enough
Trusted Advisor Associates published an article about falsely believing that business is fundamentally about competition and that we need to get away from thinking that our competitors, customers, and partners…
The Newly Launched International Market & Competitive Intelligence Magazine Is Valuable Reading
The International Market & Competitive Intelligence (IMCI) Magazine is a newly launched open source publication that focuses on competitive and market intelligence topics. The Editor in Chief is Rom Gayoso,…
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,…
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 Assesses Globalization During COVID-19
DHL and the NYU Stern School of Business today released the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 (GCI), and this year provides an assessment of globalization during the spreading COVID-19 pandemic.…
New Diversity and Inclusion Category Added to Supply Market Indices Virtual Library
A brand new Diversity and Inclusion category has been added to Cottrill Research’s Supply Market Indices virtual library. The indices in this category (first one displayed) measure and/or rank a…