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Are You Truly Collaborating? VCF Has Some Findings

VCF (Vendor Compliance Federation) has published the findings of its recent survey of retailers and suppliers, and you can download it here. The 10 page document is the result of working with retailers including J.C. Penney, Kohl’s, Neiman Marcus, Family Dollar Stores, Stein Mart, Stage Stores, Hot Topic and Burlington Coat Factory, and sheds light on what you may have thought you knew about working with your trading partner. Read more...

The Chinese Connection – Best Practices and Insight for Companies Doing Business in the Far East

fareasttradeWorking with Chinese trading partners has never been more complex, thanks to ongoing political strains and concern that unfair trade advantages are costing the U.S. millions of jobs. But trade between the two continues – according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Statistics, between January and July 2010, the U.S. exported $48.5 billion to China and imported $193.9 billion in goods. Read more...

Your Opinions About Partnering With Your Trading Partners

worldpeaceLast week we asked about your experiences with EDI deployments in a 3 part survey. Which of the 3 parts you answered, depended on your position in the supply chain (Supplier, Buyer, or Software provider), but the questions were fairly similar. The reason for the segmentation was that we wanted to know more about what experiences diverged or transcended the differences in position... and you were clear about your opinions. Read more...

Make it a Strong Finish to 2010

2011-new-year-fireworksWe are almost there…the close of another year.  There are two ways to end the year.  One way is to write off the rest of December because the year is just about shot and then just start fresh in January.  Another way is to focus on what is most important for you to accomplish in December, so you hit January already in stride.

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What You Said...

During 2010 you were gracious enough to participate in 10 surveys. I thought I would provide a recap of your opinions and experiences as we start off the new year. I've been encouraged by your level of participation, and it lets us know that you're engaged in the topics that dominate at least a portion of your work life. And because of your willingness to respond to these short surveys (we try to keep them to fewer than 5 questions) we will start off the year with a new set of queries shortly.

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