As many of you know, the Category Managers who contribute to Supply Excellence also create a quarterly report called SupplyWatch. The Q1 issue is up and includes detailed category breakdowns for…

• Metals
• Plastics, Rubber & Raw Materials
• Transportation
• Electronics, Electrical & IT Hardware
• Paper & Packaging
• Services & Capital Goods, Construction & Engineering

In addition, there is a feature article on Cutting Costs and Increasing Value in the Discovery to Pay Cycle as well as a deep dive into macro-economic data.

In other words…it has A LOT of great data, insights and analysis from a very experienced, savvy team. If you’d like to subscribe to the email list so you’re notified each quarter when the new issues goes up, you can sign up here.

Justin Fogarty is Managing Editor of Supply Excellence. For any questions or feedback on the blog or its contributors, Justin can be reached at jfogarty[at]ariba.com.