Supply Chain Management/Trade

May 6, 2008
Corporates Get a New Access Point to SWIFT
Avatar and Axway bring SWIFT technology to the masses
May 1, 2008
Cross-Border Data Patrol
Multinationals need to replace their fragmented policies and legacy systems with ultra-safe, ultra-sophisticated and ultra-standardized platforms and practices
April 22, 2008
Risk managers' roles get riskier
The globalization of business sourcing and outsourcing has raised the bar when it comes to supply chain risks. Nearly 75% of 110 risk managers surveyed by Marsh Inc. ...
March 1, 2008
Fixes for Broken China
Sure there are problems, but not if you stay on top of the risks
Managing a Giant
The essentials of supply chain risk
January 1, 2007
CFOs in the Glare
Whether or not you are at a high-profile company like Google or Eli Lilly, CFOs are under constant scrutiny from top management, the board, shareholders, analysts and regulators these days. ...
September 1, 2006
There's A New Wildcard For Payables
Few finance executives think of p-cards when it comes to centralizing accounts/payable, but a handful of the big banks have developed programs that are making finance departments and treasuries take a second look
June 1, 2004
Longer Chains, Lower Costs
To create a seamless supply chain, every link must feel like it's winning
Dump Lc Headaches Overboard
Thanks to Web-based trade finance, treasurers mau finally be able to reduce the inefficiencies that makes trade a cash management nightmare
February 1, 2004
The Answer Was All In The Cards
At Stanley Steemer, p-cards turned out to be a plus for both branch managers and A/P staff
January 1, 2004
Dump LC Headaches Overboard
Thanks to Web-based trade finance, treasurers may finally be able to reduce the inefficiencies that make trade a cash management nightmare
January 1, 2002
Getting Your Vendors In Shape For Disaster
GMAC Mortgage Corp.'s treasury is located in Horsham, Pa., at a considerable distance from either New York City or Washington. But on Sept. 11, its cash management operations might as well have been located in lower Manhattan since the bank that handled its transactions was.
Believe It Can Happen
The best story on supply chain risk is in the numbers—companies that don't have strategies in place to cover disruption pay in share price