The concept of the supply chain control tower has been with us for some time. A recent Aberdeen report points out several reasons that make it a very compelling proposition.

Larry Dignan on the ZDNet site talks about adjustments made recently by Staples to their retail footprint. Growth in mobile and on-line ordering continue to drive changes of this sort by retailers. 

Jason Busch on Spend Matters has strong opinions on how to introduce professionalism into the procurement role in organizations. In this 3rd installment of his series, Jason talks about how 'apprenticeship' might contribute to the effort.