Finance

Emerging Economies Launch Development Bank

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Last month’s summit meeting of leaders from the BRICS in Brazil yielded a surprise for many supply chain managers evaluating emerging nations: The rise of a the “New Development Bank”

Few Companies Focus on Optimizing Collections, Payables, Inventory

Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson The new US REL Working Capital Survey for 2014 demonstrates that supply chain managers have a lot of work to do in balancing their books

Working Capital Performance Improves Marginally in 2013

Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson The amount tied up in excess working capital at nearly 1000 of the largest public companies in the U.S. is over a trillion dollars, according to the REL research

Senate EPW Committee Signs Off On MAP-21 Reauthorization Act

Friday, May 16, 2014 · SCMR Staff Not long after the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this week rolled out its version for new federal transportation authorization, entitled the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322), the bill received the blessing of the EPW committee with an…

Smart Working Capital Management

Monday, September 16, 2013 · Robert A Rudzki Payment terms are a great area for leadership by procurement. But there are some pitfalls to avoid.

Offshoring Clouds Job Picture

Thursday, September 12, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Large companies in North America and Europe are now losing over 250,000 jobs each year in IT, finance, and other key business services areas.

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation: Part II

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 · Patrick Burnson Analysts advise shippers to take an inventory of existing and potential risks as a way to determine immediate threats and those that may be posed in the future by suppliers.

New Study Says Few Companies Sustain Improvements in Inventory

Thursday, August 16, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The ability of the largest U.S. companies to collect from customers and manage inventory improved just slightly in 2011, while payables performance worsened, according to the 14th annual working capital survey from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. and CFO…

Are You Planning to Sell Products in China?

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 · Rosemary Coates The tender law is not very popular in China because it does not allow private buyers to exercise their own preferences when purchasing. It is also not popular with sellers whose bids and pricing are made public for all to see

New Study Says Gap in Process Performance Affects Competitiveness

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 · Patrick Burnson A study released today by Genpact Limited, has found that many companies must close a performance gap in their business processes to boost competitiveness

S&OP: What You Can Learn from the Top Performers

Monday, May 7, 2012 · Len Prokopets The benefits of effective Sales & Operations Planning are compelling — lower operating costs, reduced inventory requirements, and top-line growth. The top-performing S&OP companies are realizing these benefits and in the process gaining competitive advantage. This…

Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement

Thursday, January 26, 2012 · SCMR Staff CAPS Research releases a SnapShots benchmarking report on Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement

New Working Capital Performance Study Launched by REL Consulting

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 · SCMR Staff Complimentary Study Analyzes the Results Companies Achieved in 2011, Strategies and Challenges, and Objectives for 2012

Showing Value (Part IV)

Monday, January 23, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki One of the important design choices in building a credible cost reduction tracking system is what should we measure our cost reductions against. There are some basic choices.

Risk Management Becoming More Complex

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · Patrick Burnson The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 went into effect just 18 days ago, and industry analysts say that the state is leading the way toward nation-wide adaptation.