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The USAF ERP Project Failure

When an ERP project goes south for the Department of Defense, it really goes south. Imagine blowing $1B and getting nothing at all for it.

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A Different Way to Look at Risk

Carlos Alvarenga in an HBR blog gives us a different way to look at supply chain risk. He feels quantitative risk analysis, comparable to what's standard practice in finance, belongs in the supply chain.

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Avantor Sues IBM Over SAP Project

Although the scale is a bit less than what we saw in yesterday's buzz article about the USAF ERP project failure, Avantor is suing IBM for issues related to its attempt to implement SAP.

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Multi-Channel Retail Effects

Dan Gilmore always has an interesting take on supply chain subjects. In a recent article in Supply Chain Digest, he looks at a number of effects of multi-channel retail commerce.

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Don't Expose Your Customers to Risk

Supply chain risk has been a common theme in our Buzz articles for the last year. Jeremy Quittner from Inc Magazine puts the topic in perspective by bringing it back to its impact on customers.

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How to Learn About Supply Chains

On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Steve Banker makes a recommendation about the best way to learn about supply chains prior to talking about them.

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New UPS Capability

As a logistics provider, UPS is one of the best. Using Thanksgiving dinner as an analogy, Keisha Simmons discusses a new capability on the UPS Blog site that sounds intriguing.

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SAP - Ariba Integration Takes Shape

How SAP and Ariba will actually be integrated is beginning to be discussed. It's a fascinating combination that's shaping up.

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New Buzzword, Anyone?

Everybody likes a new buzzword to throw around. This new one may be useful to impress colleagues at holiday parties, but may have a somewhat limited audience.

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The Edges of SAP

In a Capgemini blog, Ron Tolido discusses his thoughts about what he's heard at a couple recent SAP conferences. 

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