We're all familiar with WalMart- how would it be possible not to be? We're customers, vendors, technology consulants, and various other partners of theirs. The WalMart supply chain has just turned 50 years old. What has it wrought?

Unilever has developed a successful program that drives partnering with its supplier base. Why doesn't everybody follow their lead?

We've all had things happen that didn't go exactly as planned. Unfortunately, the feedback we need to make sure it doesn't happen again isn't there and we're forced to figure out what caused the problem ourselves.

When you think of the internet, Facebook or one of the social media spots comes to mind to a lot of people. For me, it's Amazon.