In a big recent move, Accenture has started the process of acquiring Procurian, a key sourcing technology and services company. It makes sense in light of previous acquisitions and improves their position in business process outsourcing (BPO). Read more...

The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, explains her concepts about supply chain excellence in a recent article on her site. She compares the performance of two similar companies and comes up with some key points about Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Read more...

With everything a supply chain executive has to worry about, you'd think the weather would be far down the list. Unless, of course, manufacturing is contracted out to a country with infrastructure that's vulnerable to weather-based disruption. Read more...