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Oxford’s Our World in Data Statistics and Research Site is an Excellent Resource for Detailed Coronavirus Country Comparison Data

Oxford’s Our World in Data Statistics and Research Site is an Excellent Resource for Detailed Coronavirus Country Comparison Data

University of Oxford and Global Change Data Lab’s Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Our World in Data research and statistics site provides detailed country profiles and global comparison data that is updated…

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2020 U.S. Chamber International IP Index Report: “IP Protections Show Innovators That Their Investments Are Valuable”

Innovation and IP (Intellectual Property) rights go hand-and-hand and this is evident as one reads the recent report released by the Global Innovation Policy Center entitled Art of the Possible:…

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The Biggest Challenge When Researching Supply Markets Is Knowing the Best Resources To Use

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DHL GCI: “The World is Still More Connected Than at Almost Any Other Point in History”

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,…

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Container xChange Launches New Availability Index to Forecast Supply and Demand of Containers

Container xChange has launched the Container Availability Index (CAx) to forecast supply and demand of container equipment. The CAx measures the availability of containers in 2500 global port locations to…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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