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Traits of a Successful CPO

If you'd like to succeed in the procurement world, you could do worse than to emulate the best traits of your leadership. Diptarup Chakraborti has studied successful CPOs and developed a list of personality traits they have in common. Read more...

Manufacturing Trends

Since we're in February the need for 2016 predictions is waning, but since manufacturing drives so much of our economy we should pay attention to where it may be going. Read more...

Is It Digital Transformation Time in IT?

Is 2016 the year that 'digital transformation' will take place in IT? Looking at recent predictions from an Oracle exec, Michael Krigsman from the Enterprise Irregulars team thinks not. Read more...

Modernize Your Supply Chain

CEO's expect perfection from their supply chains. Since that's a given, it's time to modernize your processes, people, and technology. Read more...

The Changing Consumer Model

According to the Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, if you're a retailer you need to be ready to ship to the EACH. That's the message in a recent post about changing customer value chains. Read more...

Taking Steps Toward Supply Chain Visibility

Supply chain visibility is one of the holy grails in the business world. It means different things depending upon where you are in the chain, but everyone wants it. Read more...

IoT Security Failures

All the great things promised by the Internet of Things (IoT) come with a cost. Wired magazine has collected a few highly publicized examples of failures due to security issues. Read more...

Reaping ERP Benefits

Once the giant step to implement an ERP is made, wringing as much value out of the investment as possible is necessary. Unfortunately, although everyone knows that, it rarely happens. Read more...

Amazon Logistics?

In the ongoing effort to answer the eternal question of 'What's Amazon up to now?', Daphne Howland reports on moves they've recently made. Read more...

Supplier Networks in 2016

There's no one around who does a better job analyzing the topic of supplier networks than Jason Busch of Spend Matters. In a recent article on the site, he reviews where he thinks networks are going in the new year. Read more...

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