While Big Data has been touted as a tool to fix almost every problem known to man, what's been missing is how it can address specific issues in discrete business areas. In an article on the My Purchasing Center site, Matthew McGovern looks at several ways that Big Data can be used to attack common problems in procurement and supplier management. Read more...

In an article on the EBN site by Art Swift, we learn about some of the many challenges supply chains will face as the Internet of Things (IoT) scales up. There will indeed be hardware and software costs to be manged, but standards is still an open issue that must be addressed. Read more...

You probably won't see jobs in procurement or the supply chain on any of the 'hot jobs' lists that are produced throughout the year. Those in the real business world, though, realize that these areas are indeed growing and now is the perfect time to get involved. Read more...

We've read quite a bit recently about 're-shoring', or moving manufacturing back to the US from overseas. Surprisingly, one technological advance of recent years has been a contributor to this trend. Read more...