Amazon's Big Announcement
Amazon is adding a capability that will ratchet up the competition for business-to-business MRO.
Time will tell what the impact will be on key players like Staples, Grainger, and Graybar. Jason Busch on the Spend Matters site gives us his first impressions here.
Supply Chain Buzz
Supply Chain Buzz
Ready for a TMS?
When companies begin to look at investing in a transportation management system, they often skip…
Types of Change
Almost everyone in the business world is a fan of, or has been exposed to,…
Greening the Supply Chain
There are many reasons for businesses to implement sustainable supply chains. Although improved profitability is…
Ariba and the Supply Chain
Interesting topics are invariably covered at the yearly Ariba Live conference. Adrian Gonzalez provides a…
SaaS and Big Data
As we've read time and again, 'big data' isn't a goal in and of itself.…
Transparency in the Supply Chain
Robert Handfield's blog on the NCSU supply chain website covers the topics of both supply…
Supply Chain Security
In this complex and networked business environment, supply chain security can't be overlooked. Kirsten Doyle…
Incentives for Sustainability
Incentives are sometimes needed to help companies 'do the right thing'. In an interview on…
Supply Chain Visibility Lacking
Everybody agrees that visibility is a key component of a world-class supply chain. However, few…
Will EDI Still Be Around?
Steve Brewer, in a CovalentWorks blog, tells us something a lot of us already know:…
More Big Data
Big means better, right? If that's the case, then the bigger the data, the better…
Can You Be Lean?
Richard Francis, on the Business2Community site, takes a look at the Lean concept of continuous…