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CIPS’ Bill Michels talks China trade, other global insights: ‘Brexit. What a headache!’
October 1, 2019 | JP Morris
“The days of chasing low-cost labor around the globe, manufacturing in one location and shipping things around the globe are numbered,” said procurement veteran Bill Michels, VP of operations for the Americas at The Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply (CIPS). The U.S.-China trade war is the latest development in a trend away from overseas…
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…
With USMCA Done, Supply Chain Professionals Can Get Down to Work
October 4, 2018 | JP Morris
Procurement and supply chain professionals reacted to the new USMCA trade deal this week with relief that they now know what to focus on in a post-NAFTA landscape — and that they can begin figuring out how the pact fits with ongoing tariff disputes with China. Trade negotiators on Sunday finalized the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a…
Decoding Border Tax Speculation: A Sourcing Advisor Explains the Top Priorities for Procurement
March 7, 2017 | Taras Berezowsky
In a related article last week, we tried to get (a little closer) to the bottom of the whole Mexico border tax issue. Although there are still two potential camps of “tax” — President Trump’s potential blanket tax on Mexican imports, and the broader Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) that comes from proposed Republican corporate tax…
3 Reasons Why Procurement Needs to Worry About Mexico
January 26, 2017 | Nick Heinzmann
President Donald Trump followed through on one of his central campaign promises Monday by officially withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). And while trade with China, Vietnam and other Asian countries is certainly of concern to most procurement groups, our neighbor to the south also needs to be on your radar for 2017.
Is the Politburo in a Tizzy Over Reshoring?
October 27, 2014 | Jason Busch
When it comes to creating a harmonious society, the Communist Party in China pays far greater attention to fundamental economics than most western countries do. Keeping GDP growth above certain levels is not juts a goal – it is religion for the politburo’s economic planners that know that the country is held together by growth…
What Can Nature Teach Us About Supply Chains and Sourcing?
February 18, 2014 | Jason Busch
I don’t usually expect to get sage procurement and operations advice from mainstream newspapers. But The Guardian recently published a cheekily titled piece that’s worth reading even for those who are deep into the procurement profession: The sharks and the bees: what nature’s patterns teach us about sourcing.
“Made in America,” or How Re-shoring Can Transform the Global Procurement Landscape
October 22, 2013 | Guest Contributor
The conventional wisdom of outsourcing as a means to remain competitive is now being called into question. An ever-growing number of firms, including the likes of GE, Ford, Whirlpool, and Caterpillar, are undergoing re-shoring initiatives. The drivers behind this transition are multi-faceted and reflective of inherent challenges in the off-shore production model as well as…
The Global Phenomenon of Reshoring
July 22, 2013 | Jason Busch
The strength of localized supply chains with certain UK brands and markets will no doubt continue as well. After all, we just can’t see something as distinctly English as a Barbour jacket or a Mini being produced anywhere else. Yet perhaps the biggest change in both the apparel and manufacturing sector will come from a…
Is Apple Manufacturing in the US an Important Move?
December 12, 2012 | Guest-Post
Spend Matters welcomes a guest post from David Simchi-Levi, MIT engineering Professor and OPS Rules Chairman. On December 6th, Apple's CEO Tim Cook announced a […]

E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...

Afternoon Coffee: November PMI registers seventh consecutive month of growth; US Supreme Court hears suit on child labor in cocoa supply chain; Medius announces partnership with Changepond : Oliver Harris said : Indeed, RPA is the primary factor and an entry-level strategy to digitally transform your business e...