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Oil prices have been falling since the middle of 2015, mirroring the magnitude of declines witnessed at the height of financial crisis in 2008. However, when one looks beneath the surface, it emerges that different set of fundamentals are driving the current oil price fall. With inputs from Vinu Prasanna – Senior Domain Lead, and …

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Trading in China’s main stock index was suspended twice in the first week of January, causing authorities to abandon new circuit-breaking mechanism for halting trade in overly volatile markets. The latest events is a continuation of uncertainties faced by the country over the past year that had witnessed slowing manufacturing, yuan devaluation and a stock …

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In collaboration with Govindarajan Parthasarathy, Senior Research Analyst – Crops Late in December, southern U.S. Midwest received unseasonal heavy rains that posed a threat to the region’s soft red winter wheat. Heavy rains caused flooding in Arkansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois — the main producing regions for soft red winter wheat, which comprises about 25% …

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Listening to several luminaries speaking at a conference, a clear mandate exists in redefining our understanding of evolution of category management as well as its key enablers. In most organisations today, the term “category management” is used as a buzzword. However, if one digs deeper, there are clear distinctions between organizations driving effective category management …

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In collaboration with Mohammad Azhar, Domain Lead — Warehousing and Distribution Third-party logistics (3PL) providers are important intermediaries in the logistics sector as they connect large and mid-sized shippers with various transportation service providers. Large shippers are those whose annual revenue exceeds $1 billion and small or mid-sized shippers are those who clock less than …

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In collaboration with Pavithra M, Associate Principal – Chemicals There was a time when procurement organizations focused mainly on quality and cost. However, as environmental concerns became prominent, most major corporations have started focusing on achieving “Sustainability” through various means. And procurement has become an important vehicle to achieve a company’s sustainability goals. Many companies, …

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Sherjin Joel has been invited to speak at the 3rd ICIS Asian Polyolefins Conference in Bangkok. The conference will be attended by industry luminaries such as Chow Bee Lin, Head of Asia Markets, ICIS, CEO TBPI Public Company Limited, Marc Narmon, Global Director Licensing, TOTAL REFINING AND CHEMICALS, Tricon Energy Ltd, Nandlal Tiwari, Head of …

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In collaboration with Bharathram, Senior Research Analyst, and Ragavendran Thiagarajan, Associate Spend Pool Lead – Packaging The holiday season is coming up and Christmas is the biggest commercial holiday in the United States, generating huge sales for many retail businesses. The rise of Internet and App economy has seen people placing online orders and getting …

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World leaders will meet in Paris on Nov. 30 for the start of a two-week UN climate change summit. Electricity sector is one of the prominent consumers of fossil fuel. Yet, this sector also witnesses growth of renewables.  In this context, let us look at the percentage of Electricity fuel mix across major regions. With …

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China has been in the thick of news this year. Slowing manufacturing, yuan devaluation and a stock market panic that wiped out billions has grabbed worldwide attention. Here is the snapshot of select economic indicators of China – one of the main global sourcing destination. With inputs from Krishna Bhimavarapu, Research Analyst – Macro Economics

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A substantial volume of IT hardware is employed by large enterprises on a global scale to run day-to-day operations. Given the current progressive pace of technology advancements, enterprises find an increasing need to upgrade the IT hardware installed to stay up with the market competition. In this pursuit, large enterprises end up with a towering …

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Uppasna has been invited to speak at the 3rd Annual Wiz Melamine Conference in Dubai. The conference will be attended by industry luminaries such as Mr. Ingo Rendel, Business Manager, Borealis, Mr. Anders Pettersson Purchase development, IKEA, Mr. Thomas Ruehling, Corporate Sales Director, Chemiplastica, and Mr. Stefano Sassi, Commercial Director, Eurotecnica Uppasna will be speaking …

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As diaper war heats up among personal products companies, the supply of key raw material — Fluff Pulp — is expected to reach double the demand growth by 2017. As a result, in a dramatic power shift, buyers will begin to dominate Fluff Pulp market. With inputs from Srilakshmi Saravanakumar, Senior Research Analyst – Paper …

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Priyanka Mani has been invited to speak at the 14th ICIS World Aromatics & Derivatives Conference in Amsterdam. The conference will be attended by industry luminaries such as Kate Johnson, General Manager, SHELL CHEMICALS, Paul Hodges, Chairman, INTERNATIONAL eCHEM , Harish Davey, President, Strategy & Business Development, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES, Dirk Jan de With, Chief Procurement …

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In collaboration with Midhun Menon, Research Analyst, Fleet Services Volkswagen had admitted in September that eleven million diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with illegal software that “cheated” U.S. emissions tests. Considering that the company car market is expected to reach nearly 26.5 million units in Europe and 2.8 million in the U.S. by the end …

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LONDON, OCTOBER 15, 2015 – Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale today announced the completion of a refreshed brand platform and visual identity for procurement intelligence firm Beroe Inc. Beroe engaged Siegel+Gale to rejuvenate its brand and express the business’s true competitive advantage—to push the possibilities of procurement. By conducting research, Siegel+Gale developed a brand platform for …

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Apple announced earlier that its new iOS lets users block ads on mobile devices, posing a challenge to publishers. Even though iOS has only about 14% market share in the smartphone market, compared to Android’s 83%, Apple’s business maneuvers have always set new trends that were later replicated by the industry as a whole. Apple’s …

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Beroe won the “Best Onboarding Solution for Learning & Development” award at the 3rd Annual L&D Leadership League organized by People Matters Media. Beroe competed with 130 companies, including HCL Technologies, Macquarie Global Services, Pfizer, Raychem RPG, Vedanta Limited. The awards panel comprised of HR industry stalwarts: Aarif Aziz – HR Head GE India, ASEAN & …

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Beroe identifies trends in learning needs across levels by performing capability analysis for every employee In recent times, the complexity and ambiguity in procurement as a function has increased manifold. While Beroe Inc promises to provide procurement teams with continuous competitive advantage, the “continuous” part of its promise has become critical to its clients. Therefore, …

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Natural Rubber, which is used in products ranging from tyres to other industrial applications, has had the worst performance amid the slump in global commodities in the last six months. And demand for natural rubber is not expected to exceed supplies at least until 2017. <img src=”http://ift.tt/1QYrzCw; alt=”Supply Gult Natural Rubber” width=”660″ height=”894″ border=”0″> With inputs …

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