by Jeanine Vecchio | Mar 11, 2022 | Supply Chain
On Tuesday, this week, the price of diesel fuel on the CME commodity exchange rose 21.98 cents per gallon, which is the largest single-day increase since early June 2008. The US Department of Energy reports that the national average price of diesel at the pump jumped...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Feb 23, 2022 | Supply Chain
By: CCH® Tagetik Interested in what 2022 will bring for your supply chain? Gain insight into what supply and demand planning professionals can expect – and should consider this year. Supply chains saw massive shifts in 2020 and 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic and its...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
With the havoc at ports showing no signs of abating and prices for a vast array of goods still rising, the world is absorbing a troubling realization: Time alone will not solve the Great Supply Chain Disruption. It will require investment, technology and a...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Feb 22, 2022 | Resin Increase/Decrease, Supply Chain
Dr. Al Bates has released this quarter’s Profit Improvement Report. Over time supplier prices follow a one-way street; they increase. Whether the price increases are small or large, they represent a major profit opportunity for distributors. Unfortunately, that...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Feb 17, 2022 | Supply Chain
Trafigura Thinks So Booming demand to drive inventories towards zero, trader says Aluminum prices are closing in on a record amid supply curbs Piles of aluminum ingots. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg By Mark Burton, Jack Farchy, and Archie Hunter February 12,...
