When researching competitor and supplier landscapes, startup discovery is an important component to include. This is generally not as challenging as one would think. Founders are, on the most part,…
Finding Information on Startups in Stealth Mode
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…
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…
Sustainability Insights at the Product/Ingredient Level
Last month, product sustainability database provider, HowGood, announced the expansion of a procurement model into their sustainability intelligence software offering, LatisNow. It is for global food brands and supports food…
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…
Researching Startups or Market Tech Ecosystems? Check Out These Landscape Maps Recently Added to Collection
Cottrill Research started curating a collection of Market Landscape Maps in mid 2021. You can use these to identify startups (and at times, established companies) that are innovating in various…
This is Worthy to Note: Google Cloud Announces Launch of Supply Chain Twin
Last week, Google Cloud announced the launch of Supply Chain Twin, a solution that lets companies build a virtual representation, a digital twin, of their physical supply chain. Data from…
Announcing New Market Landscape Map Collection for Identifying Disruptors and Startups
Landscape maps are helpful in identifying startups that are innovating and disrupting in tech-forward markets and for discovering potential suppliers, partners, and/or competitors. The maps included in the collection cover…
Wells Fargo Introduces Tool to Measure Supply Chain Constraints
Wells Fargo has announced that it has built its own tool, The Pressure Gauge, to answer the one question “that business owners, policymakers, consumers and financial markets” have all been…
Clarivate Introduces Cortellis Supply Chain Network to Connect Buyers and Sellers in Pharma Supply Chains
Clarivate announced the launch of the Cortellis Supply Chain Network, a part of the Cortellis suite of life science intelligence solutions. “The solution supports generics companies, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturers,…