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Supply chain video: If you want to re-negotiate the terms with suppliers, the moment is now!
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 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 June 30, 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 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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 June 11, 2009
...ie Google 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 May 31, 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 all pa...
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 22, 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 21, 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...
Mother's Day Rally for Moms' Mental Health Features Top Mommybloggers & Parenting Authors
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 5, 2009
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Postpartum Progress, founded in 2004, is a blog written for sufferers, survivors and healthcare providers in the perinatal mood and anxiety disorder arena. In both 2007 and 2008 it was selected as o...
Healthcare Suppliers Honored at MedAssets Healthcare Business Event
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...MedAssets honors its vendors and suppliers at its Healthcare Business Summit. As one of the leading providers of healthcare supply chain management, MedAssets develops relationships with vendors and s...
Supply chain video: Supply chain optimization in the hospitals
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
Health Care system is one of the areas which has been growing tremendously in terms of supply chain opportunities. In this very cool video which I found today, Mary Kay talks to Charlotte Jenkins, a supply chain specialist who is working closely with nurse volunteers to reorganize and color-code...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
... According to a recent article from Logistics Management based on this month's analyst reports, supply chain risk management has got new dimensions for high tech companies operating globally.
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Walmart Canada extends its supply chain contract
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...thSupply Chain Management (SCM), an Exel company. In Canada, SCM provides dedicated transportation, logistics and value-added services to Walmart's 312 stores and Super Centers across the country....
HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
• 惠普拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
• Inside Steve Jobs' tear-down mansion
• Apple's Mark Papermaster finally ready for work
• Eric Schmidt on Google's New Plan for the News
• Public Booted from DVD Copying Trial Over 'Secret' CSS Code
• Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application ...
Pandemic preparation in the IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...er is up and running, and if all your staff have laptops and remote access, if their local telecom providers are swamped in other panic traffic. This is where the subject of diversifying your communic...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters Blog recently had a Q&A with Kinaxis which he has published on his blog (Read it here ). The topic of the discussion was around the new trends in supply chain space and the structural changes which are coming.
I liked Bob's point of view a lot in th...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
... Ceva Logistics has signed an agreement with UK-based luxury car manufacturer Aston martin to manage the full inbound supply chain, including manufacturing support on behalf of Aston Martin.
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To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
... function.
All this causes understandable concern over the capability of significant public safety providers to deliver services, but I am having trouble seeing how it rises to a new level of threat,...
VMware to announce VSphere today
in The CIO Weblog, on April 21, 2009
...ult for all but the most massive organizations to match the economies of scale of third-party cloud providers. Leaving aside the general conclusions of the recent McKinsey "Clearing the air on cl...
Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
... Zaragoza Logistics Center, a research institute dedicated to logistics and supply chain management in Spain, recently published the overview of an ongoing research about the use of mobile device...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
... and i2, new niche players are jumping into network optimization services: ChemLogix, a provider of logistics services, announced recently that it has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisi...
How popular performance based supply chain contracts are?
in Supplychainer, on April 9, 2009
...o enjoy having a lot of time in the train and used my iPod to listen to a Wharton podcast series on logistics.
One of them which I liked the most was an interview with Serguei Netessine , professor...
Analysis: Which URL Shortening Service Should You Use?
in Wangtam, on April 4, 2009
...yees
• Google Uses Twitter to Sell Ads
• VoIP providers call on EU to ensure free access
• Top Five (5) Best Criminal Computer Hackers of All Time
• 越来越多的中国人开始接受和参与网络祭祀
• Lengends of Zork
•...
A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...ays) we all may pay the biggest chunk of our 'Internet' charges to our ISP or maybe our 3G providers.
The trouble with (Internet, mobile and web 2.0) startups is that while they can create b...
Strategies for improving retail supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
John Roach, Editor of Retail Solutions Online has written a nice piece titled "Four Must-Do Supply Chain Boosters" on the new requirements of the retail companies in this recession times from supply chain perspectives.
As the name of his article shows, he has proposed 4 main strate...
Lockheed Martin opens supply chain command center
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
...ter to support the Fleet Automotive Support Initiative-Global (FASI-G) program. FASI-G is a Defense Logistics Agency program intended to provide automotive parts support for military vehicles.
Accord...
Introducing IPREDator
in P2P File Sharing, on March 27, 2009
...ome anonymity to downloaders by encrypting downloaded data and masking their IP addresses, most VPN providers have historically kept user logs, which were often eventually surrendered to law enforceme...
Verizon Wireless Plans Subsidized Netbook Offering
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...he competition presented by AT&T's shimmy into the market," according to VON . "Providers undoubtedly will continue to search for new ways to up the utilization of their 3G networks...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
... Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of F...
Cloud computing killed your future
in The CIO Weblog, on March 17, 2009
... that a lot of existing IT staff have the wrong mindset for working for or with utility computing providers and that may prove a significant roadblock on both sides. I don't see it so much in th...
Hacking as a Service
in The CIO Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...ven by Vasco Bank technical account manager Vlado Vajdic detailing a new malware offering where the providers will not only sell you the toolkit, but will now host and operate it for a low, low monthl...
Oracle launches new SaaS Sourcing solution
in Supplychainer, on March 13, 2009
Oracle Corp. has launched a new on-demand sourcing service comprising its Oracle Sourcing and Oracle Sourcing Optimization products.
According to Managing Automation , the new solution is based on the sourcing functionality available in the company's E-Business Suite Release 12 ERP softwar...
8 Mistakes
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 10, 2009
... are often made in outsourcing deals.
While it talks about "evaluation of Outsourcing Service Providers," I'd like to see a more pointed statement regarding due diligence - something th...
1und1: MailXchange für Blackberry
in BlackBerry World, on March 9, 2009
...aun
Gute Nachrichten für 1und1-KundInnen. Wer sein blackberry mit einem Vertrag des Karlsruher Providers nutzt, der kommt ab sofort in den Genuss der Microsoft-Exchange-Konkurrenz MailXchange. Hier...
The key themes in the supply chain of tomorrow
in Supplychainer, on March 8, 2009
...y sound waste management.
Sustainable transportation and distribution. By designing products for logistics, companies can more easily consolidate truck loads so that only full trucks go out. Busine...
New emerging risks of the Chinese supply chains
in Supplychainer, on March 8, 2009
I read a very interesting article in International Herald Tribune on the new risks associated with chinese supply chains (full article here ).
The main discussion line of the article is that, the period of recession and falling demand in the Western countries, has created a serious challenge ...
The complex reality of end-user application development
in The CIO Weblog, on March 6, 2009
... your IT department becoming a "culture of no" and driving users into the arms of Web 2.0 providers. It's clear that is absolutely the business model for many of these companies; they...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...lthcare pioneers from a broad range of industries from bio-pharma and medical devices to healthcare providers and non-profits at this year's conference.
Keynote Speakers are the following:
Naseem...
A More Pessimistic View of Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 2, 2009
...dors is widening. And not in a good way."
Of course, it would be naive to expect that service providers will be seeing robust gains while their customers are seeing substantial losses. Also, it ...
World Economic Forum publishes a new report including emissions reduction guidelines
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
...cument includes a set of steps that can reduce supply chain emissions related to transportation and logistics.
Though most companies have introduced at least one green initiative in their warehouses,...
Rapid web-based app development: good or evil?
in The CIO Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...mately be harmful, is of vital importance to the future of IT. The question is, do easy-to-use PaaS providers like Coghead provide powerful tools as an important, cost-effective service without long-t...
Outsourcing Takes a Hit
in Biz Plan Hacks, on February 24, 2009
...urcing as part of their fiscal response to the recession. Of course, that's hurting outsourcing providers - especially in the IT sector. The economic slump has become so pronounced that even outso...
Further failures cast cloud into question
in The CIO Weblog, on February 24, 2009
...omers: "what if my provider goes out of business and takes all my stuff with them?" Other providers are offering , as usual, to take up any cast-off customers, but in this case it isn't...
Is Mexico still a viable near-shore location?
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2009
...nd gangs exploding still exist in border towns, where many U.S. based companies are operating their logistics activities.
Right now, many of the American companies conduct logistics activities in Me...
Simple process to identify critical suppliers
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2009
John Westerveld of Kinaxis has written an excellent post on supply chain risk management (the post can be read here ). He uses an SCMR article as a basis for his arguments and mentions that you have to gather different set of data from your suppliers in order to assess the risk. This data range...
SaaS expected to grow through the downturn
in The CIO Weblog, on February 17, 2009
...vendor. This study goes some way toward addressing that concern. In fact, it may indicate that SaaS providers have a better chance of surviving the downturn and continuing to provide services and supp...
Inovis takes supply chain to social networking boundaries
in Supplychainer, on February 14, 2009
...t, they can go online to quickly identify and contact the right person at the supplier, third-party logistics (3PL) provider or contract manufacturer who can help resolve the issue before it causes de...
More on the Amazon/IBM deal
in The CIO Weblog, on February 13, 2009
...orcing Microsoft to accelerate its own cloud service (Azure), allowing IBM to extend to other cloud providers, giving AWS a huge boost, and ultimately allow Oracle to prevail from its position on the ...
史上最完美解答：Heroes 是怎样诞生的
in Wangtam, on February 10, 2009
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Google Experimenting with AJAX Search Results
in Java Entrepreneur, on February 8, 2009
... VanDeMar warns.
More importantly, as Econsultancy's Patricio Robles notes, "Analytics providers cannot tell what the search term used was when Google uses AJAX. Needless to say, given ho...
New iPhone App: BargainTravel.com's Travel Toolkit
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 7, 2009
... and an excellent tool for not only those who travel, but those who manage travelers and air travel logistics," writes Flying with Fish .
More here from iGoApps ... and the announcement is ...
Reisen von und nach Europa 2009 leicht rückläufig
in kinkaa blog - das Blog zur Reisesuchmaschine, on February 5, 2009
...hrt.
Auch Martin Buck, Direktor KompetenzCenter Travel & Logistics bei der Messe Berlin, die den IPK-Report regelmäßig in Auftrag gibt, führt das Leiden der Euro-Länder auf die starke Währung zu...
Supply chain video: Visibility and Deployment Options (3)
in Supplychainer, on February 5, 2009
...t players in the supply chain standards and performance level and the supply chain standards in the logistics industry.
One key takeaway here is that standards are necessary for managing supply ...
A Conversation with Larry Guevel of Unisys
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 29, 2009
...ide. Mr. Guevel suggested that potential clients need to do more due diligence on their prospective providers. Also, he suggested that companies consider multisourcing as a risk hedge against supplier...
Infor sells supply chain planning solution to Arco
in Supplychainer, on January 28, 2009
...emand Planning is expected to go live in August 2009 for 30 users.
According to Manufacturing and Logistics IT , Arco was particularly impressed with its forecasting accuracy, designed to support th...
