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Library Resources

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Look under the Buyer & Supplier Power Section of the IBISWorld report for the Supply Chain.
Business Source Elite This link opens in a new window
To find articles, search for the type of product you are using and supply chain. For example pretzels and supply chain.
For about 500 Harvard Business Review articles (those that are most frequently assigned as course readings in business schools), Harvard Business Publishing has usage limits:
1) No printing (the PDF you can pull up does not allow printing, though, you can download it)
2) No saving to students' individual EBSCO accounts (to easily get back to it)
3) No direct linking in web pages or Blackboard courses (the permalink will take you to a page with information on the title but no link to the document)

You can recognize these articles because a message in a yellow box appears when you click on the title page stating: The publisher offers limited access to this article. The full text cannot be printed or saved.
To see an example: search for title: "Lean Knowledge Work" and author: "Staats" and click on the first article.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Look for charts and graphs that talk about where consumers buy their products, vendors etc...
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
Offers consumer market reports and trends for US and international marketplaces, including advertising.
Click the 'I accept' page, and it will take you to the database.

Search Google for articles on your product and the supply chain. Look at sites that talk about production, packaging, distribution channels, etc.
Look at the company's website. Do they have any news releases about their products?
Search the Library Search box and limit your results to Trade Publication Article under Material Type.