- 21. Is Manufacturing Back in the US?
- (News)
- Is manufacturing really returning to US soil, or is Asia still a more attractive option? Although labor costs in China have increased, other benefits can still drive companies to outsource.The Asia option ...
- 22. Oursourcing vs. Reshoring
- (News)
- Research company A.T. Kearney has released a study comparing trends in both outsourcing and re-shoring of manufacturing. Rob Spiegel, on the Design News site, reviews the results and offers his views in ...
- 23. How to Deliver Visibility
- (News)
- The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has thoughts about visibility in a recent article on her site. Everybody seems to have a different opinion about what visibility means, they often are using sub-optimal ...
- 24. Survey Reveals Paper Invoicing Overwhelming Company Billing Departments
- (Management)
- ... and received, but also the need for the manual handling of such tangibles, is to outsource the project. The Canon survey also revealed two other solutions for eliminating paper from the invoicing process. ...
- 25. Outsourcing Procurement?
- (News)
- Outsourcing has affected departments and industries across the board. But when you look at outsourcing, it's a slightly different animal. Other considerations besides cost need to be taken into account.On ...
- 26. Is China Outgrowing the World?
- (Management)
- ... world averages. 0.2 percent for the year while CIOs in China expect a 13 percent increase. The Chinese CIO will spend at least 45 percent of its IT budget outside its own organization (outsourced) while ...
- 27. Taxes and Legislation in South Africa and Mexico on E-Invoicing
- (Management)
- ... outsourced the authority to provide a government stamp on e-invoices to third-party vendors. Other major changes in Mexico pertaining to electronic invoicing include: All companies with revenues ...
- 28. Are We There Yet? Yes, We Are Still on the Road!
- (EDI)
- ... trending in the SMB world, as well. One large decision one must make is to determine whether to keep the EDI solution in-house or to outsource the technology. In today's economy, outsourcing can be more ...
- 29. Can’t We Just Execute an EDI Solution Already???
- (Blogs)
- A couple of weeks ago I shared snippets of EDI technologies available today that give organizations more choices to meet their EDI needs. But have you thought about your internal business partner processes ...
- 30. How Lean Should We Be?
- (News)
- Being 'lean' is usually very desireable. However, it can be a target that may not be in your best interest to achieve.In an article on the Manufacturing.Net site, Tom McNamara and Erika Masillac discuss ...
- 31. Challenges in the ERP Arena for 2014
- (News)
- It's not too late for 2014 predictions! In an article on the Enterprise Irregulars site, Brian Sommer rolls out his thoughts on where ERPs are headed in the new year.There's a lot that'll change, much ...
- 32. Moving the Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- I've read quite a bit lately about changes in the way the supply chain is (or will be) connected. A lot of that conversation is centered around visibility - or more precisely the lack of visibility. What's ...
- 33. Research on Supply Chain Disruptions
- (News)
- A recent report by the Zurich Insurance Group examines the major sources of supply chain disruption. Since these issues can have a huge impact on business performance, it's important to understand their ...
- 34. Outsourcing Risk
- (News)
- Risk mitigation is a huge component of supply chain planning. It's not often something that's outsourced.However, according to Jason Busch at Spend Matters, transportation people seem to be handing over ...
- 35. The Rightsource Solution
- (News)
- Insourcing, outsourcing- what's the best way to go? How about rightsourcing? Jack Daniels on the Manufacturing.net site likes that approach.He describes the sourcing challenges and risks in his article, ...
- 36. Want to Outsource Warehouse Operations? Make Sure Real-time Data Sharing is Part of the Package
- (Logistics)
- Retailers are shuttering their own warehouse operations in favor of third-party logistics providers. Even grocery chains are turning to third parties; Kroger and Ahold USA are just a few examples of the ...
- 37. EDI Costs are Rising
- (EDI)
- ... might include VANs and other connectivity options, subscriptions to analytical services, SaaS providers, and other outsourced managed services. We've heard recently that some providers have adjusted their ...
- 38. Boeing's 787 Supply Chain Issue
- (News)
- An interesting blog by Geoff Beckman on the Internet Evolution site provides a breakdown of problems associated with the Boeing 787 airliner rollout. As he states, it "makes an SAP project look like a ...
- 39. Time for a Yearly Checkup
- (Management)
- ... and again could give you a fresh perspective. In this evaluation nothing is off limits, including growth potential and expertise of personnel, hardware, software, program delivery (i.e. in house or outsourced), ...
- 40. Reasons to Outsource
- (News)
- The discussion about outsourcing is never static. Someone always has a new opinion or reasoning. In this case, Euan Johnston on the B2C site rolls out a comprehensive list of reasons to consider outsourcing. ...
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