I'd not heard of the BASS application mentioned by Pierre Mitchell in his latest blog on the Spend Matters site, but I have now! He uses it as an example of how companies analyze their supply chain 'spend' and looks at other more advanced capabilities. Read more...

Tam Harbert, on the EBN site, looks at the growth of cloud-based supply chain management software. It's coming from both the SMB market with first-time SCM software purchases, but also conversions from on-premises applications. Read more...

Remember a few years back when it seemed like your only option as a manufacturer was to get production done in China? Those days are long gone, replaced by other options that take into account demand location and risk, in addition to cost. Read more...