A new study by IDC and OpenText tells us a couple things we probably already sensed: leading companies do a lot of B2B, and the best of the best have integrated transactions and processes. Read more...

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 ways to deliver it, and her recommendation about using B2B networks is spot on. Read more...

Will Green, on the Supply Management site, reviews IBM's latest procurement study and concludes there are real differences between leaders and followers. Read more...