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The CPO’s Conundrum (Part 4): Economic Instability - [PRO Content]
August 29, 2019 | Nick Heinzmann
In the first three installments of this Spend Matters PRO series (see Part 1A, Part 1B), we noted that a number of pressing issues are shaping procurement from the outside in, yet chief procurement officers (CPOs) are still primarily concerned with issues set by an inside-out agenda — that is, cost-cutting and supply assurance targets mandated by…
After EcoVadis’ Sustain 2019: How Its Offering Fits With Supplier Management, Risk Management Solutions (Part 2) - [PRO Content]
March 21, 2019 | Jason Busch
Last week, I represented the Spend Matters analyst team at EcoVadis’ Sustain 2019 customer event in Paris. In between lessons on sustainable supply chains, vendor CSR ratings and French labor unions I never knew existed — thank goodness for British Airways when the Eurostar shuts down because a handful of customs workers at Gare du…
Trade War or No, Local Sourcing with Maker-to-User Model has Advantages
February 26, 2019 | Guest Contributor
Spend Matters welcomes this guest post from Jason Middleton, Ray Products vice president of sales and development. Our trade deficit with China surpassed $301 billion in 2018 — and it’s no mystery why. Thanks to cheap labor and fewer regulations there, it tends to be more cost-effective to have “Made in China” stamped on your…
Commodities Roundup: Palladium Shines, China Decreases Auto Tariff
December 21, 2018 | Fouad Egbaria
For the buyers and category managers out there, especially those of you deep in the weeds of buying and managing commodities, here’s a quick rundown of news and thoughts from particular commodity markets. From price movements to policy decisions, our MetalMiner editors scour the landscape for what matters. Here's what mattered this week.
Study: Conflict gold from Africa may be in U.S. markets, passing through major companies
November 6, 2018 | Kyra Senese
An October 2018 study released by a watchdog group that focuses on Africa has highlighted concerns that gold mined from conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is making its way into international markets and becoming integrated in the supply chains of major U.S. companies. Documents reviewed and interviews carried out by The…
Direct Material Sourcing and Supplier Management Platforms (Part 2) - [Plus + Content]
October 12, 2018 | Jason Busch
In the first installment of this series, I introduced six distinct platform areas that manufacturers are making investments in as part of core efforts to drive more successful savings, efficiency, compliance, collaboration and supplier engagement programs. The first, design/engineering and sourcing enablement solutions, represents a new class of direct materials e-sourcing toolsets that attempt to…
South America’s Gold Supply Chain Poses Big Risks for Procurement, Report Says
October 9, 2018 | Taras Berezowsky
If your company sources and buys gold, then the message from some recent research is loud and clear: Watch your step in South America. The market there and its role in the global gold supply chain is a tremendous cause for corporate concern, according to a Thomson Reuters white paper. Evidently, the promise of huge…
Commodities Roundup: Excess Steel Capacity, Oil Prices and U.S.-China Trade
September 28, 2018 | Fouad Egbaria
For the buyers and category managers out there, especially those of you deep in the weeds of buying and managing commodities, here’s a quick rundown of news and thoughts from particular commodity markets. From price movements to policy decisions, our MetalMiner editors scour the landscape for what mattered this week.
How Can Procurement Find Savings When Commodity Prices Are Going Up, Up, Up?
September 27, 2018 | Spend Matters Team
Editor’s note: This is part of the Ask Spend Matters series, where readers send in their burning questions about procurement and supply chain. While going through questions that our readers have sent us, we came across one regarding how and where procurement practitioners can find savings when commodity prices are going up. The reader, a…
Commodities Roundup: Catalytic Converter Thefts, A $200 Billion Tariff Announcement
September 21, 2018 | Fouad Egbaria
For the buyers and category managers out there, especially those of you deep in the weeds of buying and managing commodities, here’s a quick rundown of news and thoughts from particular commodity markets. From price movements to policy decisions, our MetalMiner editors scour the landscape for what mattered this week.
How to Proactively Defend Against Supply Chain Risks from Section 232 and 301 Tariffs - [Sponsored Article]
September 18, 2018 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
The escalating U.S.-China trade war has put billions of dollars of Chinese imports under tariffs — but thousands of Chinese products are about to fall under additional duties. Off the back of the Trump administration's Section 232 investigation, which resulted in steel and aluminum tariffs, the recently finalized Section 301 investigation has targeted numerous Chinese…
Tariffs: A Black Cloud Marring the 2019 Commodity Outlook
September 17, 2018 | Taras Berezowsky
There was one word that loomed over the proceedings at The Right Place/Supply Chain Management Council's Commodity Trends 2019 Outlook event Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan: Tariffs. From the multiple expert presentations to numerous audience questions and comments on the topic, it didn’t take much to pinpoint the effects of tariffs as a recurring theme…

Has Your Company Considered Outsourcing Your HR Business Processes? : Kathyrine Peterson said : Our company does not depend on outsourcing we have our HR staff. but I think there is still a lack o...

“Ariba Doesn’t Have Customers, It Has Prisoners” : Steve Saxon said : Freemarket is a similar firm that buys goods online with supplier agreements locked up. No problem a...

Afternoon Coffee: Amid COVID-19, the services PMI grows slower in August; Unemployment claims fall this week; Autonomous trucking gains ground : Kevin Melton said : I wonder whats the cost of autonomous fleets and people being replaced. It dosnt seem like it would ...

Re-evaluating the cash conversion cycle in the COVID-19 era : Dino Solari said : NOTHING WILL BE LIKE BEFORE Impact of the virus corona (COVID-19) on the DSO A simple question. If...

Re-evaluating the cash conversion cycle in the COVID-19 era : Dino Solari said : se il fatturato nel post covid è crollato e i pagamenti hanno subito rallentamenti come si fa a calc...