SAP's recent conference - SAPinsider - was held recently in Las Vegas. That isn't really much news in itself. But one of the key revelations from the conference was its announcement that the company will be releasing something we at ec-bp.com have been talking about for quite a while... a Supply Chain Control Tower. Read more...

It seems we've been talking about omnichannel selling for a long time now. Maybe it's only been the last 5 years or so that the topic has risen to the level of certified buzzword, but for the majority of consumers who shop online, it's been a very long 5 years... and even at that, has yet to deliver on their expectations. Read more...

Just when doing business on a global scale seemed to be getting more manageable there is an increasing number of signs that indicate gamesmanship is going to trump openness... sooner than later. If there was ever reason to understand the status of your supply chain, the time looks to be now. Here are some of the signals I'm watching. Read more...