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• The big change is here: CEOs look to the future

  What do many business leaders think about the future of the global economy? The article offers some insights into the changes in the economic climate and the spreading geopolitical uncertainty.

  Markets & Industry•Tradeshift•15 Dec 2022•4 minutes

  

• Supply Chains in Transition - Global Trade is in Transformation

  Supply chains are undergoing massive upheaval and more and more information points to a continuing downward spiral in global trade. Here are current insights on the change in the supply chain.

  Procurement•Tradeshift•18 Nov 2022•6 minutes

  

• B2B marketplaces: the next generation of procurement

  From new lockdowns in China to soaring inflation, 2022 has opened a new chapter in the era of uncertainty.

  Procurement•Tradeshift•13 Oct 2022•5 minutes

  

• World Trade Suffers - Can Automation Help?

  While the world from the U.S. to China basks in record temperatures, harried citizens can at least look forward to the inevitable end of summer and the arrival of the misty, fruitful autumn. Unfortunately, no such relief is in sight for the global economy.

  Markets & Industry•Tradeshift•9 Sept 2022•4 minutes

  

• 4 steps for better supplier relationships - Stronger together

  Just a few years ago, supply chains were considered an outstanding organizational achievement, with global networks of high complexity to get goods, components and raw materials to where they were needed just-in-time. But when it came to building systems that squeezed the last ounce of efficiency out of every stage of the chain, it was always the suppliers who felt the pinch.

  Procurement•Tradeshift•28 Jul 2022•4 minutes

  

• Sourcing readiness: revival of a millennium theme

  It is still all about the best solution, the best provider and sharply calculated prices. Where 15 years ago standardization projects decided on future viability and cost-based benchmarking decided on contract extensions, today solution providers and interested customers from midsize companies, corporations and small businesses are driving each other forward through regulatory complexity. How were sourcing projects successful in 2005, what has become obsolete, what is still valid today and what needs to be done now?

  Procurement•Philipp Schneidenbach•7 Apr 2022•8 minutes

  

• Future-proof supply chains through networking and resilient supplier ecosystems

  Looking back at the Covid response, the industry will have a wealth of recommendations and lessons to offer on how to avoid future failures in crises of this magnitude. But will companies also address the root cause of the problem: that supply chains themselves are no longer fit for purpose?

  Procurement•Tradeshift•23 Mar 2022•5 minutes

  

• Amazon and Alibaba - How he dominant digital platform ecosystems work

  How do digital platform ecosystems like Amazon and Alibaba work? We show which business areas they have and what the future of such business models looks like.

  Platform Economy•Prof. Dr. Michael Fretschner•12 Jan 2022•8 minutes

  

• 3 technologies that retailers should not miss

  The retail industry has undergone major changes in recent years. Even now, new ideas and technologies are at the start, which open up many new possibilities to bring customers a new shopping experience.

  Technology•Benjamin Talin•9 Jun 2021•4 minutes

  

• Multi-Channel, Omnichannel or Personalization - What is that?

  Trade has undergone many changes in recent years. Digitalization has created new ways of communicating with customers and selling products and services through different channels. There are various possibilities, which we explain here.

  Marketing•Benjamin Talin•30 Nov 2020•4 minutes