IHS Markit resources

To survive in today’s complex and inter-dependent supply chains, companies need supplier and material insight that allows them to fully understand and act upon shifts in the market, mitigate cost risk, and ensure business continuity.

A major research study offering insight into how supply, demand, prices, and markets for natural gas will change as nontraditional sources of gas are developed.

Whether you’re a global or regional player in today’s markets, you must have a handle on the events that will impact your business.

Counterfeit parts will remain a thorny challenge for the electronics supply chain. However, a disciplined, structured approach can help your company mitigate the risk of counterfeits.

Understand your suppliers' cost structures, negotiate prices effectively and strategically time purchases with commodity price forecasts, supplier cost models and buying recommendations.

On the leading edge of economic modeling, IHS Pricing & Purchasing provides timely, accurate price and cost analysis including ten-year forecasts and historical records for thousands of commodity prices and wages around the globe.

For most companies in asset-intensive industries, MRO inventories can represent millions of dollars in investment, the vast majority of which often sits unused year after year. This white paper will help shift this MRO mindset while illustrating the economic impact of the silo’ed viewpoint.

For years, the labor rate has been the primary advantage benefiting Chinese manufacturers. However, wage rates in China are growing at an accelerated rate, and IHS predicts that China will lose its low-cost edge for some products in the near term.

Have you considered the chain reaction toxic MRO master data can create throughout your organization?

IHS has created a volatility price indicator to help identify turning points and future commodity price swings. Knowledge is power. Understanding the characteristics of recent periods of volatility outlined in this paper can provide valuable guidance in how to face volatile times to come.

Commodity prices have soared in recent years. Unfortunately, these higher and often-volatile commodity prices have placed pressure on finished product and service prices and made market intelligence that much more critical to cost mitigation and the bottom line.

The last several years have witnessed not just strong commodity price increases, but also tremendous volatility. After a sharp sell-off during the 2001 recession, commodity prices rose to unprecedented levels between 2006 and 2008, only to collapse late that year.