Papers

Companies search for the optimal point in their supply chain that enables them to improve their bottom line and compete in the market...however, supply chain constraints can be a barrier to profitability.

Big hype surrounded big data years ago, there was one missing piece to the puzzle though ― big decisions.

Supply is always going to be more than demand and meeting that supply will be difficult.

More and more companies are realizing the benefits of fully managing eligible FTAs within the Asian region, this eBook explores the complexities created by the abundant presence of bilateral trade agreements in Asia.

Amber Road helps global organizations maximize global supply chain performance and streamline global trade compliance processes, resulting in faster time-to-market for new products, increased product innovation, significant duty savings, and reduced compliance risks.

In recent years, Africa has emerged as a particularly attractive manufacturing option for U.S. apparel and footwear companies.

Now in its eighteenth edition, the Robert Walters annual Global Salary Survey is the most comprehensive review of professional salaries and recruitment trends from around the world.

This report uncovers the reasons that top performers migrate to Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning, the benefits they receive in functionality and performance and provides a guide for taking this essential leap.

Many companies have made strides in demurrage and detention but more can be done.

In this paper, we demonstrate how a new paradigm leveraging innovative technologies overcomes fundamental flaws in current approaches and offers the opportunity for disrupting the Fine and Casual Dining industry.

In this guide we’ll help you determine if it’s time to upgrade your high bays and the five considerations you need to be aware of when evaluating your LED high bay options.

From responsible sourcing to recycling, every aspect of how Apple makes their products is deeply considered, this 11th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report details the advancements Apple made in 2016 throughout their supply chain.

In this paper we discuss four key areas of disruption transportation and logistics companies need to focus on now, including new technology, new market entrants, new customer expectations, and new business models.

More and more employers want their employees to take charge of their plans, their shifts, their holidays. Sound like a pipe dream? Bernd Horsman says it’s possible with mobility ― a key trend in workforce planning today.

To help you seize the AI opportunity, this e-book explores; What AI, machine learning, and deep learning actually mean, how AI has evolved, and why it’s suddenly a hot topic, what AI means for business, including key challenges and opportunities, and how AI will impact specific business functions.

Every year, companies spend massive amounts of money on parcel shipping with carriers like UPS and FedEx, but as massive as those parcel spends may be, they're just the tip of the iceberg; what is even more costly is what is under the surface - the hidden, unnoticed dollars that impact parcel budgets without ever being seen.

This report analyzes disruptive retail models that have emerged over the past decade, in an attempt to identify winning business strategies and their underlying consumer behaviors.

FinTech is a dynamic segment at the intersection of the financial services and technology sectors, this report assesses the rise of new technologies in the financial services sector, the potential impact of FinTech on market players and their attitudes to the latest technological developments.

This white paper discusses the competitive advantages of supplier diversity programs, the evolution of supplier diversity, statistics on the growth of woman & minority owned businesses in the U.S., demographic shifts impacting the supplier and consumer base, and the business case for supplier inclusion.

McKinsey has been examining diversity in the workplace for several years, our latest report, Diversity Matters, examined proprietary data sets for 366 public companies across a range of industries in Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and the United States.