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The Evolution of B2B: Lessons From the Auto Industry Even as public exchanges have run into trouble, large industry wide exchanges are continuing to crop up and smaller, private exchanges are flourishing. |
eCFO May 2001 Adam Lincoln |
In the Nick of Time Cutting-edge supply-chain management is emerging as the cornerstone of successful ebusiness. But managers at companies as diverse as Cathay Pacific, Chung Nam Watch, and Nike are finding that not only is the pace of change fast--it can get furious, too... |
CIO May 15, 2002 Mohanbir Sawhney |
Putting the Horse First B2B exchanges failed because they got their business models backward... |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 Doug Bartholomew |
Procurement's New Role Internet-based reverse auctions, once the rage, have lost some luster. So have some industry exchanges. But portals are hot, and spend management systems are in. |
CIO May 1, 2006 Meridith Levinson |
How to Keep the Web from Becoming a Trap Smart companies are taking their transition from EDI to the Internet slowly -- to keep IT costs down and let suppliers' and customers' investments in technology catch up. |
CIO September 1, 2001 Elana Varon |
What You Need to Know About Public and Private Exchanges The choice isn't just whether to join a B2B exchange, but whether to go public, private or a combination of both... |
CIO June 15, 2003 Malcolm Wheatley |
How to Know if E-Procurement Is Right for You While some companies have achieved price reductions through online sourcing, the focus of e-procurement initiatives today is process efficiency. Here's how to decide if, what and how you should buy electronically. |
CFO September 1, 2002 Edward Teach |
Working on the Chain With profits down and perils up, companies are focusing on supply-chain management. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2002 Michael A. Verespej |
E-Procurement Explosion Expected to reach $3 trillion in transactions by 2003, online purchasing is saving millions for savvy manufacturing companies... |
Managed Care February 2001 Joyce R. Ochs |
B2B for Health 'Business to business' is where the real action is in Internet health care... |
eCFO April 2001 Tim Reason |
This Year's Model Last year it seemed that independent emarketplaces would be the next big thing in procurement. Now independent exchanges are stalling, and industry-led trading hubs are gaining in popularity. Here's what we found when we examined emarketplaces in four industries... |
Bank Systems & Technology August 19, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Financial Supply Chain Management Continues to Evolve With the world economy in flux, banks and their clients want to find even more ways to squeeze efficiencies out of their systems. One area that is ripe for reevaluation is financial supply chain management |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Sources of Strength With globalization forces transforming their businesses, manufacturers are creating more powerful sourcing strategies to control costs throughout the supply chain. |
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Steve Minter |
Managing Supplier Information in a Dynamic Environment Sophisticated software systems offer help to companies facing more complex supply chains and new information needs. |
CIO April 1, 2002 |
Online Procurement Companies can reduce their total purchasing budget by up to 8.5 percent by buying online, according to an IDC study... |
CIO June 15, 2002 Meridith Levinson |
How to Grow Your B2B Network Forget the 80/20 rule, and stop wasting money. You need to get the rest of your trading partners online to reap a real return from e-commerce. Why you should recruit more trading partners for B2B e-commerce, five strategies for signing up partners, and incentives for e-commerce resisters. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2001 Tonya Vinas |
Supply-Chain Strategist Looking for the definitive textbook on multitier-supply-chain management? There isn't one. But there is Jeff Trimmer, who is determined to find and improve upon manufacturing's best practices through the National Initiative for Supply Chain Integration... |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
Viewpoint -- Technology Enables Supply Chain Innovation At Sun Sun Microsystems uses a "one-touch" supply chain. |
CFO March 18, 2003 Anne Stuart |
A Hire Power Services E-procurement is quietly gaining ground, helping companies control an expense that often escapes scrutiny. |
Bank Technology News December 2007 Robert J. Bernabucci |
Unlocking the Value in Supply Chain Finance Globalization is driving a growing interest in global supply chain finance. |
Home Theater January 2002 Chris Lewis |
Home Theater Boot Camp: Bass Management Proper bass management through your system's electronics is a crucial step not only toward achieving effective low-frequency output but toward achieving a balanced, accurate sound throughout the entire system... |
HBS Working Knowledge August 4, 2003 Jonathan Byrnes |
Supply Chain Management in a Wal-Mart World Here's a supply-chain dilemma: Now that you've learned how to do business with Wal-Mart, what do you do with everyone else? |
CIO January 15, 2004 Jon Surmacz |
The Growing Importance of Internet Purchasing Large companies can leverage their buying power online |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2004 David Drickhamer |
Supply-Chain Superstars High-level supply-chain executives are leading the way in harnessing supply chains to cut system-wide costs and bolster revenue growth. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 1, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Starting to Embrace Concept of Financial Supply Chain Management Financial supply chain management represents a growing opportunity for banks. |
CIO July 15, 2001 Lee Pender |
The 5 Keys to Supply Chain Success Automating your chain is the most difficult software project you'll ever do. Get it right, and you'll save your company huge amounts of cash. Get it wrong, and it will break you... |
CFO February 1, 2007 Kate O'Sullivan |
Financing the Chain As new services come to market, finance executives are taking a second look at supply-chain finance. |
CIO August 1, 2005 Susannah Patton |
The Perfect Order Achieving the Holy Grail of "perfect orders" involves more than just plugging data into software. Companies must also restructure their supply chain processes from end to end. |
CIO June 15, 2005 Grant Gross |
B2B Retail Hubs Join Forces By merging, GlobalNetXchange (GNX) and the WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE) hope to set standards for how information technology is used by retailers. |
CIO June 1, 2001 Peter Fingar |
Don't Just Transact -- Collaborate Many B2B e-marketplaces are missing a key component -- collaboration... |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 Tonya Vinas |
IW Value-Chain Survey: A Map Of The World A 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers in procurement, new product development, supply-chain planning and logistics. |
CFO June 17, 2003 Russ Banham |
BI: Everything Must Go Corporate managers often feel boxed in by their own supply chains. Business-intelligence software may open them up to new possibilities. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2002 Jill Jusko |
Procurement -- Not All Dollars And Cents Despite the downswing in the economy, manufacturers continue to strive for collaborative procurement partnerships... |
CIO October 15, 2002 Susannah Patton |
Food Fight As they struggle for survival against discounters like Wal-Mart, supermarkets turn to IT to make shopping easier, cheaper and more profitable for them. |
Food Processing August 2005 Mike Pehanich |
MRO strategies mean money in the bank Redundant purchasing and poor inventory management have cost companies millions of dollars for generations. But there are mountains of savings waiting to be found in maintenance, repairs and operations costs. |
CFO November 1, 2011 David Rosenbaum |
Network Power Supplier networks now offer buyers and sellers more than just a matchmaking opportunity. |
CIO June 1, 2003 Mohanbir Sawhney |
Forward Thinking About Reverse Auctions It's easy to overestimate the value of this online procurement tool. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Yasmin Ghahremani |
Expense Management: Better Ways to Buy Sometimes costs don't need to be cut so much as captured, quantified, and reconsidered. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 |
Infrastructure Is Integral To Supply Chain Success A company's highest supply chain priorities are demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, and sales and operations planning. |
Fast Company November 2004 Bill Breen |
Living in Dell Time Dell has replaced inventory with information, and that has helped turn it into one of the fastest, most hyperefficient organizations on the planet. Here's how Dell uses speed as the ultimate competitive weapon, and why rivals may never be able to catch up. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2001 Michael A. Verespej |
Automakers Put Wheels On Supply Chains Industry intends to accelerate order-to-delivery times... |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Supply Chain Solutions A roundup of the latest supply chain technology applications for the manufacturing industries. |
CFO May 1, 2005 John Edwards |
Greetings and Solicitations Online trading hubs stage a comeback. But this time, there's a twist. A number of bid-based, online auction houses have popped up to service business customers. |
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011 |
Time To Tell Your CPOs to Collaborate With Suppliers How to create value by collaborating inside and outside the organization. |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Jill Jusko |
Building A Better Supply Chain Superior supply chain execution is a difficult challenge to meet. Experts share their thoughts about who is achieving top performances, and what criteria manufacturers should focus on to improve their own supply chain capabilities. |
CIO December 1, 2003 Mike Hugos |
Real-Time One Domino at a Time Real-time data can prevent distortions in product demand forecasts. But as Network Services' CIO learned, it isn't something that can happen all at once. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
Better, Faster, Cheaper... and Smarter As risks increase in the marketplace, supply chains are evolving into more intelligent and interconnected networks. |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2005 |
Tying Supply Chain To Customers How Dell succeeds in an increasingly competitive market. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 29, 2005 David Bovet |
Risk and Reward in Supply Chain Management While there are no easy answers -- and, in most cases, no "right" answers -- there are frameworks for thinking about how to manage risk more effectively. |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2009 Josh Cable |
What You Can't See Can Hurt You The collapse of the economy - and many manufacturers' key suppliers - underscores the need for improved supply chain visibility. |