Supply Chain
What’s new in OpenText Business Network Cloud
The latest announcement by OpenText of Cloud Editions includes exciting updates to the OpenText™ Business Network Cloud. Check out the latest updates below. April 2024:…
The Great Thing about Standards is There are So Many to Choose From
Standards enjoy a unique challenge in private industry sectors. Standards require competitors to agree upon consistent approaches to technology implementations and business processes. However, in…
Who has the Largest B2B Integration Network?
Since IBM’s acquisition of Sterling Commerce in May there has been a lot of discussion about the consolidation of B2B networks (and what it means…
80% of Manufacturers Experience 1% or Greater Error Processing for Supply Chain Transactions
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…
Dr. Hau Lee’s Triple-A Supply Chain
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…
Modernization vs. Innovation: Getting Ahead in the Era of the New Normal
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…
Ten Reasons the B2B e-Marketplaces Failed
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…
B2B e-Marketplaces – A Look Back Ten Years Later
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…
The Incredible HULFT – My Favorite B2B Network Protocol
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…
What are some of the key drivers for integrating ERP and B2B systems?
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…
Where Supplier Portals Went Wrong
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…
Benefits of Supplier Portals
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…
What can Dominos Pizza Teach us About Supply Chain Visibility?
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…
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