Supply chain management: service industries - Articles

Dig In: Restaurants to See Cost of Beef Decrease as Much as 17 Percent

February 24, 2016

Reversing years of steadily increasing prices, the cost of beef is expected to decrease between 10 percent and 17 percent across all primal cuts in 2016 in what amounts to "the biggest story of the year" for chain restaurant operators, said DeWayne Dove, vice president of risk management for supply chain management firm SpenDifference.

Chinese Economy Relies on Services More and More

February 2, 2016

Business Week

Beijing is crawling with motorcycle-mounted deliverymen, one sign of the rapid growth of China's service industries. Services grew 8.3 percent last year and for the first time generated more than half of gross domestic product, or 50.5 percent. Manufacturing rose only 6 percent. "If it hadn't been for the service sector, China's economy would be in a much worse state today," says Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics in Hong Kong. He notes that all kinds of services have expanded quickly in recent years.

Ontario Hospitals Band Together, Outsource Logistics and Warehousing

December 22, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

When Shared Support Services of Southeastern Ontario went looking for a 3PL that had expertise in the healthcare industry, it found a true partner in SCI Logistics.

Five Ways Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Can Improve Patient Care

October 7, 2015

GHX

The modern, technology-based supply chain has evolved from a back-end, transactional function to a means to not only strip waste and costs out of healthcare, but increasingly to help create better clinical outcomes. GHX, an electronic healthcare industry trading exchange, has identified five ways in which its customers are leveraging their supply chains to markedly improve patient care.

Hospital Launches Project to Learn What Its Services Actually Cost to Perform

September 10, 2015

The New York Times

What do the goods and services provided by hospitals actually cost?

Could Better Supply Chain Management Improve Productivity of Giant Capital Projects?

July 23, 2015

McKinsey

Around the world, ever-larger capital projects are being undertaken. Better project management and technological innovation can improve the chances of success.

Predicted Growth Rate in Equipment Leasing in 2015 Revised Downward

April 16, 2015

CFO

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation on Monday lowered its forecast for corporate investment in equipment and software. The foundation now expects investment to grow 5 percent in 2015, according to the second quarter update to the 2015 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. In December, the foundation had forecast 6 percent growth for the year.

Hilton Plans to Ban Cages, Crates in Its Food Supply Chain

April 9, 2015

Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide has announced it will begin to eliminate the use of cages for egg-laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs in its global food supply chain. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization.

McDonald's Says 'Local' Versions of Product Line Is Key to Profitability

October 24, 2014

Business Week

McDonald's is taking a new approach to its menu, and it's all about you.

Food Costs, Minimum Wage Hikes Drive Increased Prices at Nation's Restaurants

May 22, 2014

SpenDifference

The majority of America's chain restaurants held the line on price hikes the first part of the year but plan to start raising them, according to a new survey from SpenDifference, a restaurant supply chain co-op.