Louis Columbus (A Passion for Research blog) provides key take-aways from the third annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey conducted by North Bridge Venture Partners and Giga OM Research. The…
The Internet of Things, Manufacturing, and the Supplier Network
In a forward-thinking article, McKinsey’s Markus Löffler and Andreas Tschiesner discuss the future of manufacturing with Siegfried Dais, deputy chairman of the board of management at German engineering company Robert…
Deloitte: 2012-2013 Private Label Sourcing Survey
Deloitte’s 2012-13 Private Label Sourcing Survey highlights shifts in market trends and uncovers leading Private Label sourcing practices. Key findings include: The top market pressures faced by retailers include cost…
B2B Procurement Study: Nearly Half of Respondents Have Used Amazon Supply
Acquity Group’s “2013 State of B2B Procurement Study” has some interesting findings. Corporate buyers, with annual budgets in excess of $100,000, were surveyed on their purchasing habits and preferences. Here are…
Supplier Management and IT Sourcing Complexity
Karl Flinders (ComputerWeekly.com) summarizes the Forrester Research events in London at the recent Architecting Tomorrow’s Business Outcomes conference. Here are the highlights: IT services contracts and expectations are misaligned 69%…
Big Data Vendor/Market Landscape Reports – What's Out There
The chart below provides a sampling of quality reports from analyst/research firms published within the last year or so. These reports analyze the global or overall Big Data vendor/market landscape…
The Real World of Big Data: An Infographic
Wikibon’s Jeff Kelly posts an interesting infographic, which chronicles the reality of Big Data. Wikibon’s goal with the infographic “is to communicate the real world applications of and revenue created by…
New Threats to Supply Chains Call for New Approaches
IndustryWeek.com has posted an article written by Steve Culp, global managing director, and Jonathon Wright, managing director at Accenture, on the importance of the need for supply chain managers to update…
Strategy Tools For Competitive/Supplier Intelligence
FreePint contributor Andrew Grave shares how strategy tools such as SWOT, PESTEL, and Porter’s Five Forces can be critical in competitive intelligence analysis. They are also key in supplier intelligence analysis. Brief descriptions…
Supplier Risk Monitoring Information Services: An Overview
Some of the old dogs of company research are learning new tricks. LexisNexis, the newest player in the supplier risk monitoring information services space was actually, according to its website,…