OpenCorporates demonstrates potential with its open access corporate structure network and upcoming supply chain platform. “We’ve often heard company hierarchies and networks referred to as the Holy Grail of business…
Facing the Reality: How to Tackle Supply Market Intelligence When You Are Stressed for Time and Have a Limited Budget
Two white papers about supply market intelligence (SMI) correctly emphasize both the importance of SMI for strategic sourcing/procurement and the difficulty of actually obtaining the high quality information that is…
Chemical Week Turns 100
IHS Chemical Week, formerly known as Chemical Week, celebrated its 100th anniversary as its first issue, originally known as Weekly Drug Markets, was published in September 1914 and “the acute…
Acquity Group Annual Study Reveals B2B Online Research Habits of Corporate Procurement Professionals
Acquity Group’s annual State of B2B Procurement study reveals the purchasing habits of U.S. corporate business procurement professionals, including how they perform online research. Surveyed were 500 procurement officers with…
EPA Supply Chain Awards
Environmental Leader reports on the winners of the annual EPA Supply Chain Awards. “Frito-Lay, Kaiser Permanente, FedEx Express and DHL Express are among the 44 truck and multi-modal carriers to…
The 2014 Analyst Value Survey Produces Interesting Results For Buyers
Both HfS Research (Horses for Sources blog) and Duncan Chapple of Influencer Relations have posted interesting results from the Analyst Value Survey 2014. The full results are available for purchase…
250 Words Highlights a Simple Negotiation Tactic
There is a great site called 250 Words, with the tagline “The wisdom of business books.” Here is a description: “250 Words extols the best business books for savvy readers.…