Current Business Conditions fell 39.0 points to 12.9 in the March ISM-New York #Report on Business, the lowest find… https://t.co/BUo5o3dLhA
Recommended Webinars April 6-10: Quarantining 3rd Parties, the New State of Everything, and Your COVID-19 Procurement Response
How to Quarantine Your 3rd Party Relationships (IACCM, Determine) April 7, 11am ET IACCM has been more responsive than most industry organizations, quickly adding a number of high-quality virtual events focused on COVID-19 specifically, or risk in general. In this webinar, IACCM’s Paul Branch will be joined by Determine’s Matt Markham and Constantine Limberakis to talk about the risks most ...
The March ISM-New York Report on Business: Contagion
Report Rundown In March, New York City purchasing managers reported some of the lowest findings on record as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy. Current Business Conditions fell 39.0 points to 12.9 in March, the lowest finding on record. The Six-Month Outlook fell 15.9 points to 37.9 in March but has not yet reached the lowest level on record. In November 2008, the outloo...
Procurement Industry Event Updates
** A new CDC Directive (released 3/15/2020) recommends that for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States. If there is an event you been waiting for a decision on, and it occurs between now and May 8, 2020, that pretty much covers it. Ariba Live, Las Vegas, March 16-18 I...
Economic Update: The Q4 2019 Freight Payment Index
Just as with the ISM reports, the FPI looks at trends over time, comparing the results from one period to another. Its purpose is to provide insight into the ups and downs, not necessarily a momentary snapshot, of conditions in the freight industry. Below are some of the key numbers from the Q4 report, but if you are interested in discussion based coverage you can check out Supply Chain Now’s live...
Providing Real Value in Data Analysis
Data analysis has an image problem. Despite the fact that data collection is priority one, regardless of how common “big data” buzzwords have gotten, and setting aside all the calls for data-centric decision making… The boots on the ground, those of us who manage this analysis daily, have a problem. Too many analysts are viewed as tactical cogs in a machine. We aren’t brought in to own and manage ...
Book Review: Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain Management
Integrating Blockchain into Supply Chain Management by Remko Van Hoek, Brian Fugate, Marat Davletshin and Matthew A. Waller, “…demystifies the use of blockchain in the supply chain, providing the reader with insight and awareness of blockchain technology and how to integrate it into a business plan as an effective supply chain tool.” With that as nearly the authors’ first sentence, rea...
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In the 2nd part of our #podcast w/ Corcentric CFO Mark Joyce, he addresses how procurement priorities may be diffe… https://t.co/RgMR7L0d6J
