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Seen that? - Online Dating Sites
in TJ's Weblog, on November 10, 2009
... interesting to see how online dating becomes mainstream in US (article requires free registration).Providers such as match.com have successfully transformed clicks into subscribers. Europe lacks a bi...
New innovative ways to identify supply chain talent: 360 degree feedback
in Supplychainer, on November 9, 2009
These days, more than ever, I get emails regarding new supply chain positions and surprisingly, many of them are related to executive positions. I was wondering one reason for this might be that at the time of cost reduction, supply chain efficiency becomes a key differentiator and companies ar...
Seen that? - A Question Of Ethics
in Bizinformer, on November 6, 2009
...ecuase the company is even expanding there: According to WallStreet Journal, DHL Supply Chain, the logistics unit of Deutsche Post AG's Deutsche Post DHL, plans to add 10 transportation hubs in C...
Does Google need a dashboard for businesses?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 6, 2009
... corporate environment, which doesn't have nearly the security budget that Google or other top-tier providers can amass. It seems that the problem is more one of perception than reality, and if this ...
Seen that? - Challenges of RFID Industry (1)
in Supplychainer, on November 5, 2009
... LogiChem 2005, now in its fourth successful year, focuses on the supply chain and logistics challenges that confront the chemicals industry, an industry that is finally experiencing ...
Infonetics: VoIP Providers Earning Billions
in The VoIP Weblog, on October 31, 2009
According to a recent report from Infonetics Research , revenue from VoIP worldwide reached $20.7 billion in the last six months alone.
That's billion, with a b...
"Residential VoIP services remain healthy, comprising the majority of worldwide VoIP services revenue, and subscribers...
Outsourcing and Security
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...laced by formalized contracts and change orders.
The article goes on to suggest that outsourcing providers should seek formal security certifications (such as SAS/70, etc.) to help allay these fear...
Seen that? - Outsourcing to Africa
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 29, 2009
...on for Operations Management (Apics) conference in Orlando, Florida, later this year, by Barloworld Logistics operations manager Vince Boswell, who will be presenting his case study on "Real Worl...
Seen that? - SNOCAP nets $15 million more
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 28, 2009
...a third funding round of $15 million. SNOCAP licenses music from the major labels and other content providers, wraps it in DRM technology, and markets it to retailers. SNOCAP is the supplier for Mashb...
Seen that? - MeeVee Adds Two New Execs to its Senior Management Team
in The Digital TV Weblog, on October 28, 2009
...s proved difficult. In this brief practical guideline(24 pages), three PhDs with deep experience in logistics [...] Read More Oracle & EDS team up to offer application management ...
Nobel Prize winners are also supply chain people!!
in Supplychainer, on October 26, 2009
Hey I saw this exciting news in DC Velocity on recent winners of nobel prize in economics: apparently one of the co-winners is a supply chain folk:
Much has been made of the fact that Indiana University Professor Elinor Ostrom, Ph.D., is the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in econ...
More Internet Regulations to Come?
in Bizinformer, on October 23, 2009
...he FCC has determined they can broadly regulate the relationship between internet technical service providers and content providers that they will have a reflexive desire to overreach much like the FT...
Seen that? - A VOD Ad Network is Possible
in The Digital TV Weblog, on October 19, 2009
...;s what we need. Get on it. Thanks. I4U News - [...] Read More Cable and Satellite TV Providers Entering the Mobile Space at The Wireless Weblog ...
PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch cooperate in reducing supply chain costs
in Supplychainer, on October 19, 2009
...h have decided to cooperate in this area to reduce their supply chain cost.
According to About Logistics , The PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch agreement will allow them to jointly purchase goods and s...
Times dismisses Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on October 19, 2009
The New York Times has published a scathing critique of Microsoft's current status and prospects, marking a new low in the prevailing conception of the company's chances as the industry spins slowly on an axis leading away from the traditional desktop market it dominates. While haters such as mys...
AT&T and Google brawl over sex lines.
in Sox First, on October 16, 2009
...rate to broadband Internet-based platforms, we can now see the power of Internet-based applications providers to act as gatekeepers who can threaten the “free and open” Internet. Google’s double-stand...
P2P Traffic Declining Dramatically Worldwide
in P2P File Sharing, on October 16, 2009
...imate services that would bring an end to piracy, rather than legislation and lawsuits from content providers," writes Pocket-lint's Duncan Geere . "This data seems to support that conclusi...
Starting A Hedge Fund - Seminar
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
...seminar organized by Andrew Schneider and Hedgeco Networks , 220 managers, investors and service providers came together at the U.S. Trust Building to hear Joe Goldstein and Ron Geffner, among othe...
Offshoring surviving the recession just fine
in The CIO Weblog, on October 12, 2009
...eport from McKinsey highlighting recent survey results suggesting that leading offshore outsourcing providers have not only benefited from the cost-cutting frenzy that has occupied their traditional c...
Seen that? - Telephone Solutions : VOIP
in Tech Intelligence, on October 11, 2009
...t SunRocket.(GigaOM) What happened ? Not too difficult to imagine. With all the competition in voip providers, the company went [...] Read More Sponsored Post: Why Least Cost Routing is ...
Seen that? - Game on Supply Chain Management
in Supplychainer, on October 12, 2009
...ification, optimization and a robust analysis of the different Operational areas like, Procurement, Logistics, Facility Location, Inventory management, [...] Read More Supply chain video...
Seen that? - Another non-starter: Micropayments
in P2P File Sharing, on October 11, 2009
... news articles, mobile phone content, and music. PayPal has already been working with digital music providers to process small payments, a typical example being the $0.99 payments for iTunes.PayPal...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...ices.
Magic Circle firms, not wanting to be left behind, are lining up arrangements with offshore providers. This will provide them with access to lower-cost services when appropriate for the client ...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...ices.
Magic Circle firms, not wanting to be left behind, are lining up arrangements with offshore providers. This will provide them with access to lower-cost services when appropriate for the client ...
Seen that? - Using SCM in Children Hospital
in Supplychainer, on October 3, 2009
Using SCM in Children Hospital at Supplychainer I recently saw an interesting news article from Business Wire about using SCM solutions in a children hospital. It said in the articl, that Children's Hospital and Health System, one of the best ...
Seen that? - A Dirty Word: Filtering
in P2P File Sharing, on October 2, 2009
...tware, has launched the Global File Registry. The Registry is set up as a web service where content providers can list their music, video, or other files. P2P and other developers integrate Altnet sof...
AT&T Files Complaint About Google Voice
in The VoIP Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...s," writes the LA Times' W.J. Hennigan . "Under federal law, other telephone service providers don't have that option."
"The AT&T complaint says that if Google Voic...
Who's the Next IT Acquirer?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 29, 2009
...oric downward pressure on services revenues, Mr. Fersht suggests two likely outcomes for mid-sized providers - either specialize or get acquired.
Of course, if deals continue the trend toward shrinka...
The Merger Wave
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 28, 2009
... © red twolips
The past week has seen two mega-deals where U.S.-based outsourcing providers Perot Systems ( PER ) and Affiliated Computer Systems ( ACS ) have been purchased by Dell Computer ( DE...
Net Neutrality is Here - Almost
in The Search Engine Weblog, on September 25, 2009
... the hottest topic on the web. It's the principle that says that broadband and Internet service providers should treat all Internet traffic the same, regardless of its source.
On one side of th...
RFID - ein Tag für Wäschereien
in RFID Weblog, on 30.08.09
...r passieren, denn
Der UHF-Transponder von Smartrac, der in der Business Unit Industry & Logistics vermarktet wird, eignet sich besonders für den Einsatz in textilen Reinigungsbetrieben, bei dene...
TCM Mobile and Ganton to Launch Cellular VoIP Network in India
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 24, 2009
... but also offers significant value additions in terms of image enhancement of the existing service providers," says Ganton CEO Sanjiv Kapoor. "The launch of this revolutionary network will c...
The smart meter revolution
in Sox First, on August 23, 2009
...art Homes. These companies will spring up alongside utilities in the same way that internet service providers worked in with telcos. Smart grids will create an entirely new IT infrastructure. As this...
The Temperature Sensing RFID Tag
in The RFID Weblog, on August 22, 2009
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This would really fit in the scheme of medicine or cold logistics. This active RFID tag from GAO RFID comes with a temperature sensor and the USP of this tag is that it can collect and transm...
Cloud platform performance questioned
in The CIO Weblog, on August 21, 2009
...an most companies could reliably achieve internally. Economies of scale are supposed to allow cloud providers to build world-class infrastructure and spread the costs sufficiently among subscribers th...
Minimize infections at hospitals with RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on August 20, 2009
...of medical professionals overlook this important requirement.
As a part of the pilot health care providers have been asked to wear battery powered tags where the tag comprises twin chips - one for R...
TAKE Supply Chain Acquires PSI Software company
in Supplychainer, on August 20, 2009
...rector, "In the area of global trade management, managing the risk has fallen on supply chain, logistics, compliance and financial professionals. A typically outsourced process has started to com...
Blackberry: Abhörskandal weitet sich aus
in BlackBerry World, on 05.08.09
...tte ich hier bei Blackberry World darüber berichtet. So wurde seitens des arabischen Mobilfunk-Providers Etisalat ein Spyware-Programm angeboten, dass im worst case auf den Geräten von 145.000 Black...
Reducing indirect costs in categories such as travel
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
...ect value creating processes is now a common practice in many large companies. Outsourcing solution providers now do manage many processes for Fortune 500 companies including ticket reservation, trave...
DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding tops 3PL ranking
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... Armstrong's recent survey "U.S. and Global Third-Party Logistics Market Analysis" has generated a new ranking of 3PL logistics players based on revenue which is quite interesting to ...
Sainsbury's selects Wesupply for supplier B2B services
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... According to a new release by Manufacturing and Logistics IT , Sainsbury's has selected Wesupply as the business-to-business (B2B) platform for connectivity to its 4,000 suppliers. Wesupply w...
Genco Supply Chain Solution acquires Dell's manufacturing operations
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... Third-party logistics (3PL) services provider GENCO Supply Chain Solutions said this week it has acquired Dell 's North American remanufacturing operations, Logistics Management reported.
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At the end, should we reduce costs or invest in supply chains?
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
...he future problems and is now an opportune time to invest.
John Perry, Managing Director of SCALA Logistics, said a recent survey conducted by SCALA showed 62% of the companies surveyed indicated th...
DHL continues to expand in China
in Supplychainer, on July 30, 2009
... DHL Supply Chain, the logistics unit of Deutsche Post, plans to add 10 transportation hubs in China by year end to meet growing demand for domestic shipping.
"Our customers are growing i...
Government spending in tracking technologies provides good opportunities for SCM technology providers
in Supplychainer, on July 30, 2009
...items?" The answer is technology and in fact the type of technology in which software solution providers in transport, material handling and visibility solutions have already developed.
At pres...
Google Voice nicht auf dem iPhone
in BlackBerry World, on 29.07.09
...ed":
Techcrunch vermutet, dass die Ablehnung von Google Voice etwas mit dem Einfluss des US-Providers AT&T auf Apple zu tun hat. Die Voice-App ermöglicht das Versenden von kostenlosen Textn...
Amazon shows us the future
in The CIO Weblog, on July 22, 2009
If you have been anywhere near the Internet over the past couple of days you have heard about Amazon's disastrous decision to remove legitimately purchased (although illegitimately provided; more on that in a bit) e-books from Kindle devices of users. Adding fuel to what was already an explosive...
Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 15, 2009
The answer is yes according to INSIGHT, an international provider of supply chain planning solutions. The company suggests that every firm should be using strategic supply chain planning tools on an ongoing basis, whether in times of economic turbulence or prosperity. Many industries today, from...
Supply chain video: If you want to re-negotiate the terms with suppliers, the moment is now!
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
If you're looking for cost reduction or get better prices in your supply base, the moment is now. This is the main message in this part of the presentation by Professor Rob Hanfield. Typcally the options which company have in front of them include the following:
- Discuss the payment terms
- O...
Is there room for Cisco in the online office suite space?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...inking about" getting into the online office pool with Google, Microsoft, Zoho, and other SaaS providers. It's probably too much to read into what may have been meant as a throwaway comment o...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2009
...ase the company is even expanding there:
According to WallStreet Journal , DHL Supply Chain, the logistics unit of Deutsche Post AG's Deutsche Post DHL, plans to add 10 transportation hubs in C...
Supply chain video: The result of a new survey among 900 U.S. supply chain executives on this year's trends
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
Here comes another interesting video from Tom Murphy, RSM McGladrey's executive vice president of manufacturing and wholesale distribution. He discusses the results of the company's fourth annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution (MWD) National Survey among more than 900 supply chain executiv...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
Massimo Marchi, Director of supply chain and IT has started a video series on YouTube talking about different aspects of his SCM in his company Beretta. In the video below, Massimo is talking about risk management and innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing. ...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
... American transportation and logistics cost is dropping for the first time in a long time; to be exact after six years.
According to a report published by Council of Supply Chain Management Profe...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced last week that after extensive testing and evaluation, Northrop Grumman Corporation Aerospace Systems is strongly encouraging its supply chain to explore the use of Siemens Sinumerik 840D solution line CNC for parts design and manufactuing in the F...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
...ction venue; consignors' transportation costs are eliminated; and, RM offers successful bidders logistics assistance, including shipping and customs advice."
Is this cyberspace auction the ...
Supply chain education ranking: Penn State becomes No. 1
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Probably the question of "Which program to choose?" is what many potential supply chain students are facing: Different programs have popped up here and there and many reputable universities are offering supply chain education programs. So AMR Research recently conducted a research to prepa...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...in the last couple of years and that's internationalization: MIT established a supply chain and logistics center in Spain some years ago ( ZLC ) and recently added some new members to this collabo...
Google: mehr Präsenz auf iPhone und Blackberry
in BlackBerry World, on 11.06.09
...oogle Quick Search Box for Mac anbietet und mit ersterem den Exchange-Server des jeweiligen Providers umgeht. E-Mails aber auch Organizerdaten liegen dank Plug-In der Google Cloud Umgebung und die...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
... The economic downturn has given the logistics and transportation a hard time. To give some examples of the reasons:
- As people are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to ...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
...presented by Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program in Spain covers the new supply chain insights in this area. At the center of the i...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
Chiquita Brands International, the banana producer, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association.
According to Environmental Leader , Chiquita has worked with MIT to address the carbon footprint of its suppl...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
... it drive innovation or customer service, factors where Google is rapidly falling behind other SaaS providers....
Supply chain video: Innovations in air transport
in Supplychainer, on June 1, 2009
Information technology has revolutionized industries such as air transport in the last years but probably the piece of technology which is getting real momentum is not PC but mobile phone. Today there are more than 3 billion mobile user in the world. Mobile technology has the potential to put al...
RFID Aids War Efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq
in The RFID Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...s is playing a pivotal role in the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He even asked technology providers to keep on researching and developing products which will aid the U.S. Transportation Comma...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
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But the dialog around a healthy IPO market has to start with recognition of the need for liquidity providers and a willingness to foot the bill. My impression is that Bulger is criticizing the NVCA&#...
Linpus GM: Linux Netbooks to Hit 50 Percent Market Share This Year
in HackITLinux, on May 23, 2009
...its current netbook market share of 10 percent within a year, Lim's prediction shows that Linux providers have only just begun to fight," writes ChannelWeb's Kevin McLaughlin .
More h...
BroadSoft and Acme Packet Enhance Joint SIP Trunking Solution
in The VoIP Weblog, on May 22, 2009
...h," says BroadSoft CEO Michael Tessler. "With the BroadSoft/Acme Packet solution, service providers can ensure business continuity for their customers, as well as provide a host of revenue-g...
The deplorable state of mathematics education today
in The CIO Weblog, on May 17, 2009
... most, citing researcher Charles King suggesting that if Google, or other utility service computing providers want to reach higher reliability levels, they will have to pay for them just like everyone...
Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
Ariba, the provider of spend management solutions has launched a series of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend management in general.
For those of you who live in Northern Europe, I came acro...
