Every transaction rung through an electronic cash register creates more than just a customer. It creates a series of data records that tells a story that is important beyond its use as a financial record to the purchaser and the retailer. Properly used, POS data can provide a history, the present state, and a prediction of the future. But those are only possible if the data is collected, stored, and provided to the right people in a timely manner. Read more...

It’s not news that every change to a complex transaction like an EDI document needs to be tested in order to make certain the information that’s intended to move from point A to point B gets there intact. Some of these transactions are large and complex, and coupled with the fact that every version of every document is different, there are bound to be times when characters or even entire segments don’t match up with what’s defined in the specs. Read more...

The supply chain is a global entity... but you already know that. Being global it is a noticable entity among other global (or nearly global) entities, such as the United Nations. In February 2013 the UN Global Compact established an advisory group on Supply Chain Sustainability. A nice thing to do for sure. At the same time, the organization also created the "Anti-Corruption Task Force of the Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability" - a long title for something that desperately needs to be taken under advisement. Read more...