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Where's My Order?

Mobile B2B is hot right now, but why is that relevant to the supply chain? On the GXS blog site, Mark Morley discusses how mobile can provide answers from the supply chain on the most common, and vexing, question received from customers: Read more...

IoT Enables Supply Chain Gains

With all the hype floating around about the Internet of Things (IoT), one less-publicized benefit ought to be near and dear to our hearts: improvements to supply chain visibility. Read more...

The Robot Revolution is Here?

According to the Boston Consulting Group, we're nearing a take-off point for the use of robots across the business world. Prices are dropping and performance is improving, making their use more attractive. Read more...

Supplier Compliance Problems

Virtually everyone has supplier compliance programs, according to recent research by MetricStream. Those important programs, though, have non-compliance problems, many of which are the result of a lack of followup on issues. Read more...

The New World of IoT Security

As the Internet of Things continues to make inroads in the business world, it's time to think differently about security. Research by Gartner not only indicates that IoT security implementations are on the rise, but also that the overall strategy and types of security will need to change. Read more...

Using the 'Cost to Serve' Model

The complexity of today's supply chains often complicates the decision making process for managers. To improve visibility throughout the processes, many organizations are using a 'Cost to Serve' (CTS) model. Read more...

MIT Addresses the Supply Chain Talent Gap

We've read a lot about the talent gap in supply chain management. MIT is launching a program to help alleviate it, according to Kaitlyn McAvoy on the Spend Matters site. Read more...

Less Obvious Benefits of Cloud ERP

We're aware of the obvious benefits of running your ERP system in the cloud. There are other effects that, although not hidden, may not be all that apparent. Read more...

A New P2P Player

In the ever-changing P2P system space, another vendor has popped on the Spend Matters radar: Zycus. Their capabilities have grown to the extent that they're now a viable option for purchasing organizations. Read more...

Use FAST to Make Big Data Usable

In the burgeoning technology that is Big Data, Kumar Srivastava asks a great question: What if you don't succeed in making it smaller? Read more...

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