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BIRT’s standard options for page breaking is to set a page break interval on a table, set a before/after page break on groups, and to…

In 2009 we conducted a study on the inter-relationships of B2B e-commerce deployments and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects.  One of the issues we explored…

One of the best strategy concepts that I have encountered in recent years is Dr. Hau Lee of Stanford University’s Triple-A Supply Chain.  Dr. Lee…

For the past 18 months (or there about), analysts, journalists, bloggers and sometimes people who are all three rolled into one have discussed the need…

After reading my earlier post on B2B e-Marketplaces, someone asked me – Why write about the B2B e-Marketplaces?  It was a long time ago and…

Some call it the Golden Age of B2B e-Commerce.  Others call it the height of insanity.  Regardless of your perspective, it is difficult to argue…

Of all the various B2B Communications and Managed File Transfer (MFT) protocols in the market, HULFT is probably my favorite.  AS1 is probably a close…

In my previous blog entry relating to ERP I discussed how the automotive industry has become so reliant on these systems for running their day…

There is no dispute that portals have changed supply chains forever. However, as with many disruptive technologies, not only has a new set of benefits…

Portals were one of the innovative new technologies introduced during the dot com era. But unlike marketplaces, exchanges and other failed concepts, portals successfully gained…

Last weekend we had some friends over to visit our house and rather than cooking we decided to place an order for pizza delivery from…