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Oct 31, 2011

Managing Supply Chains in the Cloud

In a recent study, we have interviewed a number of senior executives about their thoughts on the cloud….There is no question that Oracle and/or SAP has a dominant position in…

Oct 7, 2011

The New Era of Healthcare Visibility Compliance

At a recent conference held by Tracelink (Nexus Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, Septmber 2011), Bob Celeste from the GS1 organization shared his views on how the new era of visibility…

Oct 6, 2011

SRM for large suppliers

SRM is an important element that drives a lot of the right strategic alignment of different initiatives. The key piece is establishing whether this is a tactical activity occurring through…

Oct 5, 2011

Don't blame Obama for the malaise of healthcare…

Over the last eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many different participants in the healthcare supply chain: drug manufacturers, Group Purchasing Organizations, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, physicians,…

Sep 30, 2011

Problems mobilizing human capital, mom and pop loansharking, and other issues in China

Our previous post noted challenges that exist in high turnover of individuals in Chinese supply chain and logistics positions. Recent discussions have suggested that this problem is compounded by other…

Sep 13, 2011

Facing the Quagmire of Accountable Care and Comparative Effectiveness

Attending the IDN Summit in Phoenix today, one wouldn’t know by the relaxed atmosphere at the beautiful Arizona Biltmore that there is significant tension in the air….until you sit down…

Sep 9, 2011

Can ERP's create supply chain intelligence?

In recent discussions with industry analyst Pierre Mitchell from the Hackett Group, we spent some time talking about whether ERP systems (such as SAP and Oracle) provide any level of…

Sep 1, 2011

$30B of Waste in Iraq….We're not in TCE Anymore Oliver…

The Wartime Contracting Report came out today and announced $30B in waste in Iraq, and focused on the fact that there was a lot of graft and corruption taking place.…

Aug 30, 2011

Why is supply chain employee turnover in China so high?

A company we spoke with noted that the turnover rate for their Chinese employees working in their logistics operations is higher than any other facility in the world (>10%). Why?…

Aug 28, 2011

Managing Risk in a Decentralized Supply Chain

Many financial services companies today are facing increasing regulation,not just around mortgage approval processes, but also on their supply chain. The focus of this has been in the area of…