September 13th, 2011 by Alex Coté
We just released our July 2011 Supply Chain Index (SCI) report, a monthly index of accounts receivable (A/R) activities covering manufacturers, distributors & wholesalers, retailers, services, and transportation companies. Measuring payment activities of approximately 200,000 businesses, the July 2011 SCI registered 6.16 days beyond terms (DBT), remaining near its record low of 5.05 in May [...]
July 12th, 2011 by Alex Coté
We are excited to announce that Cortera’s Risk Data and Reporting Solution is now an SAP-endorsed business solution. Solutions endorsed by SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) are complementary to SAP® software offerings, are developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines, and provide additional choices and flexibility for businesses running SAP applications. The Cortera Risk Data and [...]
April 12th, 2011 by Alex Coté
We are excited to announce today that the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW has entered into a strategic alliance with Cortera®. Through this alliance, the NAW is featuring Cortera PULSE™ a daily alert system and a proactive approach to business that monitors over 20,000,000 companies – both public and private. Cortera PULSE gives wholesale distribution [...]
November 4th, 2010 by Alex Coté
Our latest Cortera Supply Chain Index (SCI) numbers are in and jumped by 13% over the prior month. While this might seem like a big jump, this typical for this time of year as we head into the holiday season and businesses tend to slow payments to help finance their expanded inventory. Still, since the [...]
July 28th, 2010 by Alex Coté
The June 2010 Cortera Supply Chain Index (SCI) remains in record low territory dropping to 6.79 days beyond terms (DBT), its second lowest level since the index was started in January 2007 and the third consecutive month below 7 days—all good news. The lower the SCI the better as business confidence rises and businesses pay [...]
January 7th, 2010 by Alex Coté
Retailers and their suppliers are starting to report the final numbers from the 2009 holiday shopping season. Initial sales reports look promising – a welcome sign of relief for the top line after a year of uncertain consumer demand. As telling will be the bottom line numbers due out at the end of the month [...]
December 2nd, 2009 by Alex Coté
Last month we reported a break from a normal, historical seasonal cycle in the Cortera Supply Chain Index – payments between stakeholders had slowed after 4 months of improving conditions — and posed the question: Why the early jump in the SCI? Normally we see this kind of jump in the November and December months [...]
November 3rd, 2009 by Alex Coté
After four consecutive months of improvement in our Supply Chain Index numbers the October 2009 Report shows a reversal to levels not seen since early 2009. While this might be a cause for concern, this increase is likely part of a normal seasonal trend that we have tracked for several years now. Corporate slowing of [...]
October 7th, 2009 by Alex Coté
As covered in past Cortera SCI reports, confidence in sales normally spurs companies to grow inventories with the belief that they will be able to move those goods in the future. Cash flow to suppliers tends to tightly match the demand for their goods by the end customer. In a healthy economy companies are paying [...]
June 21st, 2009 by Jim Swift
In the rapidly rising sea of information, someone got left at the dock. It’s easy to find information on public companies. Just go to Yahoo! Finance or do a Google search. But go ahead and try to find information on private companies – especially the millions of smaller ones that we all interact with every [...]
