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Announcing Commodity Edge -- a New Type of Sourcing and Procurement Conference

Announcing Commodity Edge — a New Type of Sourcing and Procurement Conference

By Jason Busch on December 15, 2011

I’d wager that among Spend Matters readers, I’ve probably attended more procurement and supply chain conferences than most. Yet virtually no events I’ve been to have had a consistent focus on economic and commodity outlooks specificall…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Commodity, conference, Global sourcing, procurement, supply chain

The Walmart Inflation Test (Part 1)

The Walmart Inflation Test (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on November 22, 2010

For all you CPG and food companies in the audience (not to mention manufacturers), it should be no surprise that many producers are beginning to pass along the impacts of commodity price inflation, longer lead-times and in certain…

Posted in Business | Tagged China, CNBC, Commodity, Inflation, Price, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart | 3 Responses

2010 Trends: What Do Commodity Prices and H1N1 Vaccines Have in Common?

2010 Trends: What Do Commodity Prices and H1N1 Vaccines Have in Common?

By Jason Busch on January 28, 2010

As I was driving my kids to school this morning in Chicago, I passed a local Walgreens bearing a large digital sign that proudly flashed a message
something like: “Get your H1N1 vaccine — available today.” Two months
ago, there was a mad rush …

Posted in Business | Tagged Commodity, flu vaccine, h1n1, Metal Miner, supply chain, supply risk, vaccination, Walgreens

Cisco: When Supply Chains Can't Keep Up With Demand

Cisco: When Supply Chains Can’t Keep Up With Demand

By Jason Busch on January 20, 2010

One of the relative secrets of the recession has not been just how
commodity prices have come down (or how certain suppliers have been
willing to virtually give away the roofs over their factories in the
form of 20%+ APR financing just to ke…

Posted in Business | Tagged Cisco, Commodities and Futures, Commodity, shortage, supply risk, supplyc chain

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