I had the good fortune to interview Andy Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine, on the current state of procurement, executive attitudes about technology and the cloud, and his ‘crystal ball’ predictions for 5-10 years out (Podcast available here). It was a great opportunity to turn the tables - the interviewer becomes [...]

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Yesterday, Apple confirmed that they purchased Intrinsity, a small company in Austin, TX known for their very fast performing mobile device chips. The NYTimes reports that the move helps Apple’s products, such as the iPad, hold a ~50% edge over competitors in terms of processing speed since the Intrinsity designed chip runs at about 1,000 [...]

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We have all read about how the volcano has disrupted millions of peoples lives. It has stymied logistics systems worldwide. The economic impact to companies globally have been devastating. Especially to industries already hit hard by the economic downturn. What can we do going forward?
We need better contingency planning, that is pretty evident based on [...]

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We recently conducted our annual Spend Management Priorities and Challenges survey, where over 225 companies weighed in on their approaches to maximize savings and profits and mitigate risk in today’s struggling economy. The objective is to understand what companies are doing today to maximize savings and impact profits NOW and also what separates the [...]

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I recently wrote about Tata Motors collaborating with their suppliers to foster innovation and costs savings while creating their $2,500 Nano. Reactions to this model on the blog and in various LinkedIn Groups ranged from wonder and jealousy to disbelief that it would work in the US, where some readers accused processes and paradigms [...]

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