Information Today reports that IHS GlobalSpec, a provider of digital media solutions, has released Datasheets360. “Datasheets360 provides purchasing, engineering, and technical professionals instant, free access to a database of millions…
New Research: Services Contract Checklist
Forrester has published a new resource entitled Services Contract Review Checklist. This checklist “covers 10 major categories of contract terms and provides detail on common/standard terms and conditions within those…
Alibaba: An E-Commerce Giant
The Economist has written an interesting article about Alibaba, a “behemoth” e-commerce company in China. To illustrate its importance, “last year two of Alibaba’s portals together handled 1.1 trillion yuan…
The Competencies a Contract Manager Needs
Contracting Excellence, the publication by IACCM (International Association for Contract & Commercial Management) has just posted an article entitled, The Competencies a Contract Manager Needs: A Process Perspective by Maria Arraiza-Monteux…
HfS Research Expands Benchmarking Service
PriceIndicator, the benchmarking service from HfS Research, has now expanded to include insurance and healthcare BPO pricing. “The expansion adds insurance and healthcare payor industry-specific BPO price points by analyzing…
A Common Language for Supply Chain Risk
Knowledge@Wharton published a recent article that addresses the question about what kind of initiatives could companies be developing to decrease supply chain risks – short and long-term. The World Economic…
How to Buy Procurement Research & Advisory Services
Pierre Mitchell, Spend Matters PRO, has just published a two-part perspective: How to Buy Procurement Research & Advisory: Part 1 – The Landscape How to Buy Procurement Research & Advisory Services: Part 2…