- 21. The Meaning of "World Class
- (News)
- "World Class" seems to be an over-used phrase, but the supply chain experts at the Hackett Group know it when they see it.Their recent report not only defines the term, but it spells out what it means ...
- 22. Driving Supply Chain Digitalization
- (News)
- Digital advances are rapidly moving into the supply chain. It's not just Big Data and analytics, though. According to the EMSNOW site, several trends are driving the changes.Read the article on the site ...
- 23. Survey Shows Increase in Reshoring
- (News)
- In the 'Good News for a Change' category, recent research by BCG points to an increase in the reshoring of manufacturing. According to the data, the number of suppliers bringing their production back to ...
- 24. How Much Does an EDI Transaction Cost?
- (EDI)
- ... other options, whether that’s running EDI in-house, outsourcing it all to a managed service provider, or leveraging a SaaS-based EDI solution. Perhaps the data most challenging to come by is related ...
- 25. The Risk of Big Outsourcing
- (News)
- On the technology front, topics like outsourcing and the cloud are tied together in subtle ways, according to James Governor. The growth of cloud tech is an enabler, in a way, of 'big' outsourcing, which ...
- 26. Outsourcing EDI Is The Way To Go, Says Expert
- (Management)
- ... supply chain known as EDI, outsourcing those efforts is the most economical way of doing business, says Davis. “Computers can’t read EDI. They require a translator or an intermediary piece of software ...
- 27. Growth in Procurement Outsourcing
- (News)
- Procurement outsourcing is on the rise, according to recent research by Everest Global. There are lots of reasons for this growth, and a recent post on the Sourcing Innovation site explains a few of them.Technology ...
- 28. Outsourcing Compliance Optimization
- (Management)
- ... delivered (and after, such as invoices). Then think about the thousands of orders fulfilled by scores and scores of suppliers, and it becomes easy to understand why outsourcing the process is almost always ...
- 29. VANs Are Well Positioned to Support Logistics
- (Logistics)
- ... and effort. That’s time that internal staff could be devoting to other projects. But the point is that a VAN can be a good alternative to full outsourcing. It keeps the operations internal while bringing ...
- 30. Exploring the Supply Chain Talent Gap
- (News)
- What's it take to excel in a supply chain role now, and how will that change in the future? On the EPS site, Gina Roos provides a summary of recent research on the subject.A key finding: even though the ...
- 31. Should EDI be outsourced?
- (EDI)
- ... and technologies. This is particularly true when the technology is critical to the business despite not being their core competency, which is often the case with EDI. Outsourcing can remove the uncertainty ...
- 32. 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 ...
- 33. Top 20 Supply Chain Myths
- (News)
- Bolaji Ojo, on the Electronics Purchasing Strategy site, takes a spin through a list of the top 20 supply chain myths in a recent article. Although these are ostensibly specific to the electronics industry, ...
- 34. Target's Problems in Canad
- (News)
- As you may have heard, Target is closing up shop in Canada. Sounds like a failure to execute on a few of the basics was one of the main culprits.When you're a retailer and you can't keep products on the ...
- 35. 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 ...
- 36. Survey Reveals Paper Invoicing Overwhelming Company Billing Departments
- (Management)
- ... Canon report, outsourcing all three phases of invoice creation and processing can create an efficient, cost-conscious accounting department. Tami Kamin Meyer is an Ohio attorney and writer who may ...
- 37. The Re-Shoring Trend
- (News)
- We've read quite a bit recently about 're-shoring', or moving manufacturing back to the US from overseas. Surprisingly, one technological advance of recent years has been a contributor to this trend.Cloud-based ...
- 38. 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 ...
- 39. EDI ROI Explained
- (News)
- Small and mid-sized companies often find themselves wondering whether to invest in specific types of technology. Fortunately, Hannu Holm on the E-Invocing Platform site takes a shot at instructing us on ...
- 40. Number Of European E-Invoices Skyrocketed In 2013
- (Management)
- ... The EESPA was formed in 2011 as an international not-for-profit trade association supporting European e-invoicing service providers by offering networking, business outsourcing, financial, technological ...
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