SupplyChain Magazine March 2021 | Page 11

INTRODUCING … Procurement Magazine That looks snazzy … Snazzy it is , my friend . This is the new Procurement magazine , sister to Supply Chain . It ’ s packed with exclusive executive interviews and insight on the trends affecting all things procurement .

It looks great , where do I ‘ procure ’ a copy ? I see what you did there , very drole . This gold is not for sale , you can just visit the website and read the magazine , plus get daily news and insight too . Subscribe and get it all straight to your inbox .
So who is in the launch mag ? Exclusive interviews with ( takes deep breath ) Arvind Kumar of NTT Global Sourcing , John Wookey from SAP , David Loseby from Rolls-Royce , Jan Grothe from Deutsche Bahn , and many more .
Impressive , it ’ s like a Who ’ s Who of the procurement industry . We should have thought of that for our marketing strategy . Thanks . You will still get great procurement coverage in this magazine of course , but why not have the best of both worlds ?
Go subscribe .
� UPS The American giant posted 21 % revenue growth in Q4 2020 , climbing to $ 24.9bn . The strong quarter capped a record-breaking year that saw revenues reach their highest level in company history .
� XPO LOGISTICS Another record breaking result , XPO Logistics posted its highest ever quarterly revenue in Q4 2020 , up 12.8 % yoy to $ 4.67bn . However , the performance could not offset earlier losses , and full-year revenue fell 2.4 %
� CAR MANUFACTURERS Global auto behemoths including Nissan , Honda and Volkswagen have been forced to halt production over a shortage of semiconductors . The chips are vital to safety and entertainment systems in modern cars .
� WAYFAIR The homewares retailer is just the latest business to suffer stock shortages due to ocean freight disruption , even as it posted 55 % yoy revenue growth for full year 2020 . Chairman Steve Conine expects it will be summer before inventory levels are restored to normal .

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