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Mitigate Risk Through Supply Chain Design

Modeling your supply chain can be of great importance in creating strategies to mitigate risks. In a Supply Chain Digest article, Toby Brzoznowski explains how modeling aids in visibility, scenario analysis, and response. Read more...

Be Creative

Creativity is in high demand right now in the business world. It means different things to different people, but one thing we know for sure about it is that it's not an innate trait you have no control over. Read more...

Hit Your Numbers?

Tim McMahon, in his A Lean Journey blog, addresses the risk of putting too much focus strictly on 'the numbers'. Read more...

Invest in Supplier Management

There's an awful amount of buzz going on, and investment in, social media by corporations. Is that a wise use of resources? Read more...

More on SAP's Recent Acquisition

We posted an article last week about SAP's most recent purchase, the supply chain planning vendor SmartOps. As usual, Spend Matters takes the analysis a little deeper. Read more...

The Importance of Supplier Visits

When the economy takes a hit, travel expenses are usually one of the first casualties. You have a lot of suppliers that need attention- should you postpone your visits? Read more...

Google Attacks B2B

As if Amazon's entry into the B2B ecommerce market wasn't enough of a shock, along comes Google. Will this change things or is it just another blip in a truly fragmented market? Read more...

Eliminate Rework

We all make mistakes, and we all hurry to correct them so we can return to our 'normal' routine. Is this the right approach? Read more...

Omni-Channel Examples

You've read a lot recently about omni-channel retailers, or at least I have. What's it really mean to a customer? Read more...

SIM Challenges

In a two-part (so far) series on the Spend Matters site, Pierre Mitchell discusses the challenges and opportunities of Supplier Information Management. Read more...

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