DHL and NYU Stern School of Business released the 2019 update of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), in December 2019, which highlights key developments in international flows of capital,…
Connecting the Dots Between Innovation Measurement, Competitive Intelligence, and Supplier and Location Discovery
Innovation discovery plays an important role in supplier and market research. Optimal supply market research involves including a competitor-focused component, also known as competitive intelligence. Without this component, a holistic…
World Economic Forum Releases Global Competitiveness Report 2019
The Global Competitiveness Report 2019 has recently been released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Updated annually, this is the year 40 of the series. The competitiveness landscape of 141…
In Honor of Women’s Equality Day See How Countries and Various Brands Rank on Efforts
Monday, August 26, is Women’s Equality Day. The day, officially recognized by Congress in 1971, brings awareness of women’s efforts to achieve full equality. According to Britannica.com, August 26, 1970,…
EarthNow for Procurement and Supply Chain Risk Management – Oh, the Possibilities!
EarthNow, a startup funded by Airbus, the Softbank Group, Bill Gates and Greg Wyler, describes its undertaking as ambitious and unprecedented. EarthNow plans on delivering continuous real-time video of the…
Just In Time for Summer Reading: An Abundance of Newly Released Reports and Indices for Procurement and SCM
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,…
The National Oil Company Database Provides Public Knowledge of Global State-Owned Oil Companies
Launched last month, the National Oil Company Database is an open access project by the National Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). According to NRGI, national oil companies (NOCs) “play huge roles…
Spring 2019 Supply Market Intelligence Index Update
Here are indices that have been added to the Supply Market Intelligence Index collection so far this year. Indices serve a useful purpose in supply market intelligent research as they…
New Database for EU Geographical Indications is Launched
Recently launched is the new public database eAmbrosia – the EU Geographical Indications registers, which will provide access to information on all EU Geographical Indications (GI), including their status (applied,…
Hyperwallet’s 2019 Marketplace Expansion Index Ranks Countries Based on International Expansion Viability
For the second year, the Hyperwallet Marketplace Expansion Index provides an analysis and ranking of countries showing their international expansion viability. Data was analyzed and a set of key expansion…