The Supply Chain Shaman tackles a tough question in a recent blog: are customer-centric, demand-driven, and outside-in supply chains the same? I didn't expect the answer to be a clear 'yes', yet the differences she notes are interesting abd the overlap is clear. Read more...

I posted the link to an article earlier in the week about catalog use in the procurement process. Jason Busch and Pierre Mitchell at Spend Matters have followed up with a series of pro's and con's on the subject. Read more...

It's always good to hear an industry expert's thoughts on a topic that's important to us. What's going on in the 3PL world was the basis for an interview of John Langley from Penn State by Patrick Brunson of the Supply Chain Management Review. Read more...