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Supply Chain Finance, Working Capital Reduction Have Quite Different Results

September 24, 2015

Many European companies are working hard to solve their "captive cash" problem, improve their cash-to-cash cycle, and manage their financial and supply chain risk across complex markets and supplier agreements. But the two primary approaches they take - supply chain finance and working capital reduction - result in very different supply chain outcomes.

PEX Card Launches Web-Based Payment Card for Truck Fleets

September 23, 2015

PEX Card

PEX Card, provider of a prepaid debit card for businesses, has launched the Fleet Card Alternative.

Logility Offers Apps for Integrated Business Planning

September 22, 2015

Logility Inc.

Logility Inc. has introduced Logility Voyager Integrated Business Planning, and made generally available Logility Voyager Thumbprint.

Reshoring From China Is a Done Deal - Sort Of

September 21, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Companies shifting manufacturing from China back to the U.S.? That's old news. Given the recent economic setbacks in the Chinese economy, however, you have to wonder whether the trend will continue.

Marine Cargo Insurance Market Rocked by Large Losses, Especially Tianjin

September 17, 2015

IUMI

Large cargo losses are having a significant impact on the marine insurance sector, says Nick Derrick, chairman of International Union of Marine Insurance's cargo committee. He spoke in Berlin, at IUMI's annual conference.

Small, Medium-sized Businesses in Asia Impeded by Limited Trade Financing, Study Says

September 17, 2015

Milken Institute

While large businesses have resumed international trade at levels seen before the financial crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not fared as well. For these firms - the backbone of economies everywhere - growth is impeded by the limited availability of bank loans to finance trade.

Most Small, Medium-sized Businesses in UK Prefer to Leverage Cash Flow to Fund Growth, Study Finds

September 15, 2015

C2FO UK

A majority of UK business owners find it too time-consuming or expensive to borrow cash from their bank, according to the Working Capital Outlook Survey from C2FO, a working capital exchange.

IMAGINiT Technologies Introduces Strategic Accounts Team

September 9, 2015

IMAGINiT Technologies

IMAGINiT Technologies, a division of Rand Worldwide, has introduced a new strategic accounts team.

RangeMe Launches Product-Discovery Service in U.S.

September 8, 2015

RangeMe

RangeMe, an online platform serving the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, has launched operations in the U.S.

'Lean' Accounting Concerned With Value Stream From Customers to Suppliers

September 4, 2015

Industry Week

In the "Benefits of Lean Accounting in a Lean Manufacturing Company," author Dan Anthony discusses the major differences between traditional and lean accounting, starting with a quote from Taiichi Ohno that says "costs do not exist to be calculated; costs exist to be reduced." This really gets to the core of the difference between traditional and lean accounting: traditional accounting focuses primarily on the cost of goods sold, whereas lean accounting focuses on the value stream from customers to suppliers.