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Is the Procurement Team Meeting the Needs of Its Internal Customers?
An important first step in building a strategic supply management organization is developing solid business-unit relationships. But how many are taking the next steps and asking internal stakeholders pointed, detailed questions about how well the supply management team is meeting their needs?
Winning the $30Tr Decathlon: Going for Gold in Emerging Markets
By 2025, annual consumption in emerging markets will reach $30tr - the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism. To compete for the prize, companies must be disciplined.
Oracle Debuts JD Edwards Application for Service-Management Reporting
Oracle Corp. has developed a new application under the JD Edwards brand: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting.
Infor Teams Up With Consulting and Systems-Integration Specialist
Infor, a vendor of multiple business applications, has formed a strategic partnership with Business + Decision, an international consulting and systems-integration firm.
The Value of Values in Your Organization
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Managing Global Supply Chains by Using Foreign Trade Zones
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The Content Marketing Revolution
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U-Ship and the Transportation Marketplace
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Lenovo Shows How Companies from Emerging Markets Can Overcome Difficulties to Become Global Brands
On July 25th Lenovo, a Chinese computer firm, announced a deal to sponsor the National Football League. The PC maker has come a long way since 1984, when it was founded by 11 engineers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences who wanted to supplement their meager stipends.
Automating Procurement Process in Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Can Bring Huge Savings
The savings that can be retrieved by automating and rationalizing approval and purchasing processes in small and mid-sized companies are palpable. A 2009 Aberdeen Group study estimated that "improving the percentage of all non-payroll, tax, tariff and fee-related spend" - that is, indirect, nonstrategic expenses - brought under the management of a dedicated group can help enterprises "achieve a 5% to 20% cost savings for each dollar brought under spend management".
Dilemma for CIOs: To Adopt Promising Software or Take a Pass on It
A few years ago, when Bill Weeks was CIO at a leasing company, a vendor pitched some software intended to manage leasing throughout Europe. Weeks was skeptical. "We noticed that half the stuff they were showing us was PowerPoint slides and not actual functionality. We decided it wasn't strong enough to run a business on." He and his team decided to pass.
Keys to Mitigating Supply Chain Risk
There are many, many things that can go wrong in today's extended supply chains, a reality that can make managing supply chain risk seem overwhelming, says Richard Sharpe, CEO of Competitive Insights.
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