Supply Chain Management

• Consumer-Style Shopping for Employees

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 16, 2013

  New purchasing solution is designed to streamline procurement and reduce maverick spending.

• Analytics for Procure-to-Pay

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 8, 2013

  Basware announces new tool for deep analysis of data in the company's procure-to-pay solutions.

• Apple Slowdown Threatens Global Supplier Web

  By Adam Satariano, Bloomberg  |  April 18, 2013

  Company’s network of at least 247 suppliers now vulnerable.

• China Stuck With Sub-8% Growth

  By Bloomberg News  |  April 16, 2013

  Global suppliers and investors must get used to slower expansion.

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  Political Risk Moderates

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 8, 2013

  Aon’s 2013 risk map shows an increase in countries where political risk is lower, but problems may be lurking in supply chains.

• China Is Losing its Labor Edge

  By Bloomberg News  |  March 27, 2013

  Shrinking pool of young workers pushes up wages.

• China Eclipses U.S. as Biggest Trading Nation in Goods

  By Bloomberg News  |  February 11, 2013

  China’s growing influence may disrupt regional trading blocs, says Goldman’s O’Neill.

• Companies Reassess Security

  By Edward Klump, David Wethe and Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  January 21, 2013

  In the wake of the Algerian hostage-taking, businesses look more closely at facilities in trouble spots.

• House Panel Queries SEC Spending on Consultants (Reuters)

  January 7, 2013

  Oversight Committee asks for details on SEC’s use of Booz Allen Hamilton.

• Dockworkers Extend Negotiations

  By Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Deal gives retailers no guarantee on East Coast port strike.