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Antitrust and the Supply Chain: Protecting the Power of the Markets

NC State SCRC

A procurement collusion strike force has been partnering with law enforcement across the US to identify areas where procurement fraud cases are occurring, and the integration of this effort with the study of supply chains has increased significantly in importance.

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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.

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Florence Et Al.

Supply Chain Shaman

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. Each state has a rich manufacturing economy. The supply chain impacts will ripple across the states as Florence moves west. Across the United States, triage teams are working to minimize the impact of Florence.

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High-Tech Nation: How Technological Innovation Shapes America’s 435 Congressional Districts

GlobalTranz

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. Internet of Things, smart cities, etc.);

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Procurement Digitization: The Key To Price Transparency And Healthcare Transformation

ivalua

Healthcare continues to be a source of major concern in the United States, with recent polling indicating it is the number one issue to voters in the 2020 elections. The post Procurement Digitization: The Key To Price Transparency And Healthcare Transformation appeared first on Ivalua. Source: Health IT Outcomes.

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Procurement Digitization: The Key To Price Transparency And Healthcare Transformation

ivalua

Healthcare continues to be a source of major concern in the United States, with recent polling indicating it is the number one issue to voters in the 2020 elections. The post Procurement Digitization: The Key To Price Transparency And Healthcare Transformation appeared first on Ivalua.