2011 Material Handling & Logistics Conference The 2011 Material Handling and Logistics Conference featuring 60+ sessions focused on optimizing the way we move, store and deliver material will take place on September 18-21, in Park City, Utah. i-Procure.com participation Some of the sessions where the i-Procure.com team is planning to participate: American Airlines: Enterprise Automation […]
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Danone is creating a secure trading network
Danone is creating a secure trading network In a recent articel in Computing.co.uk, Dawinderpal Sahota is reporting that food and drink business Danone has implemented software from Sterling Commerce to create a secure trading network that automates and speeds up transactions with its customers and business partners in order to get better insight into its supply […]
OMBOK 3rd edition just released
The APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework, third edition The 2011 update to APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework includes new sections on sustainability and risk management, highlighting emerging areas of corporate social responsibility, closed-loop manufacturing, and disruption risks. Key subject areas Supply chain Sustainability in the supply chain Risk management […]
Interesting take on segmentation
Interesting take on segmentation In a recent blogpost in EBN (Online Community for Global Supply Chain Professionals), Chris Gordon from Wipro Consulting Services is looking into lifecycle segmentation as “The Cure for Chronic Inventory Distress”. Nine of the companies in Gartners “2011 Supply Chain Top 25” are high-tech firms, but many high-tech supply chain executives […]
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, July 2011
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, July 2011 National report (USA), released by ISM on August 1 2011. Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the 24th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 26th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report […]
The Challenge of Outsourced Purchasing
The Challenge of Outsourced Purchasing In a recent blogpost in EBN (Online Community for Global Supply Chain Professionals), the Community Editor Barbara Jorgensen is discussing the conflicts between outsourcing and staying in control. As Jorgensen says, “One of the classic conflicts in outsourcing is how much control an OEM cedes to its subcontracting partners.” In […]
CeMAT 2011 in Hannover
CeMAT 2011 in Hannover On May 2-6 the i-Procure.com team will join our european colleagues in Hannover, Germany to visit the CeMAT 2011 fair. The world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics is taking place this year under the tagline “Sustainability in Intralogistics”. More than 1000 exhibitors will be presenting their latest innovations and showcasing the complete […]