In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (and my oldest son who is named Patrick), here is how Ireland positively ranks against other countries using various criteria. 2 – Global Food…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Ireland’s Impressive Global Rankings
ChatGPT and Misuse: Thoughts and Tools
ChatGPT’s entrance into public awareness has been an incredible phenomenon to observe. Almost immediately a slew of articles appeared, and continue to be published, that raise concerns about its potential…
Country Indexes: New Releases and a Recent Launch
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…
What’s New: A Few Resource Announcements To Note
Check out these recent market intel announcements! Statzon, a Startup to Watch, Raises Additional Funding – Statzon, a Finnish market intelligence startup, allows you to access market reports and insights…
2022 Supply Market Information and Research Trends That Will Continue Into 2023
Covering the ever-evolving changes in supply market intelligence, it’s time again for our annual trends article. This year’s post focuses on select trends and offerings and begins with Kelly’s eye-opening…
Northwestern and Toyota Research Institute Collaborate to Accelerate Discovery of New Materials to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
According to a post by Northwestern University announcing their partnership with Toyota Research Institute (TRI), this collaboration will “help accelerate the discovery, design and development of new materials with the…
DPW DEMO 2022 Semi-Finalists Are Utilizing Exciting Ways of Integrating Supplier and Market Data Into Procurement Process Workflows
DPW hosted their semi-finalist demo competition for Growth stage track ($1 – $10M in ARR) companies on June 23. There were ten terrific companies presenting for the opportunity to pitch…
The Circular Economy: Growth and Innovation
You probably have started seeing more coverage these days about the circular economy. According to the EPA, a circular economy “reduces material use, redesigns materials to be less resource intensive,…
Short List of Information Resources for Understanding the Metaverse and Staying Current for Supply Professionals
In Procurement Magazine’s “Top 10 Procurement Predictions and Trends in 2022” January article, one of the trends identified is Don’t Doubt the Metaverse. Factor’s Coque K. Dion predicts that procurement…
Researching Supply Markets and the Metaverse: Is It Time to Dip a Toe or Dive Right In?
On the recent DisrupTV podcast hosted by R “Ray” Wang (Constellation Research) and Vala Afshar (Salesforce), guest Robin Murdoch (Accenture) described where the metaverse stands in terms of future adoption…