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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

0.25. § Supply intelligence and supplier analysis are documented. § Supply intelligence is integrated into category strategies, but results are not well understood or studied. § Supplier analysis is basically historical. § Category teams are formed, although team goals may not be clearly defined.