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2 min 10 sec

Fuel procurement in an unpredictable world

Diesel prices are not unpredictable. They are ungoverned. Eleven years of data show that every major disruption was readable in upstream markets 2-4 weeks in advance. The problem was never the signal. It was the method.

3 min 12 sec

Rising sourcing costs, frozen prices: the margin trap in the retail

Italian retail import volumes grew 4–5% annually over the past decade. The unit cost of imported goods rose up to 75%. The gap between sourcing costs and consumer prices is not a temporary shock it's a structural squeeze hiding inside every commercial decision your team makes every day.

3 min 24 sec

The hidden cost of instability

The Middle East conflict is not an energy risk. It is a systemic risk. Vedrai Observatory's analysis across fifty years of conflicts and ten historical episodes shows why geopolitical uncertainty hits Italian manufacturing harder than oil — and why the energy transition has made us more exposed, not less.

3 min 56 sec

Do you know why you're growing?

Record revenue, new customers, a team that's celebrating — yet margins are eroding and churn is accelerating: the most common problem in high-growth companies isn't a lack of data, it's the quality of understanding that leaders derive from it.

4 min 4 sec

Not all Italian fashion weathers tariffs the same way

Italian leather goods could lose 36% of volume under a 15% tariff. Women's formalwear is barely affected. Treating Made in Italy as a monolithic block is the most dangerous strategic mistake of 2026.

4 min 27 sec

Winter Olympics: the economic return no one has told you about

25 years of Olympic data reveal that Winter Olympics returns exist, but not where we look for them. Discover the complete analysis

4 min 48 sec

When every function hits Its target, but the company loses margin

Every function hits its targets, but company margins collapse. The functional performance paradox in manufacturing and how to solve it with systemic governance.

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4 min 48 sec

When every function hits Its target, but the company loses margin

Every function hits its targets, but company margins collapse. The functional performance paradox in manufacturing and how to solve it with systemic governance.

3 min 24 sec

Trucks and ships powered by LNG: changing in heavy transportation

In the editorial “Vai dal Barbieri”, Vedrai's market solution strategist analyzes the growth of LNG trucks in China, US strategies and the development of sustainable logistics in Europe.

4 min 38 sec

Semiconductors: the heart of tech progress

Check out Alessandro Barbieri's editorial on semiconductors, the technological engine of progress. Insights and analysis to understand the future.

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