http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/4359/all xx http://www.itworld.com/software/77292/why-oprah-effect-can-take-down-supply-chains When Oprah Winfrey endorses a company's product, the marketing team whoops and the supply chain team grimaces. History shows that if you're going to get the "Oprah Effect," you better be ready to deliver the goods. http://www.itworld.com/software/77292/why-oprah-effect-can-take-down-supply-chains#comments Business Feature Oprah supply chain Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:12:23 -0400 ITworld staff 77292 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70948/food-safety-electronics-supply-chain Vice President Biden spoke at a White House ceremony recently introducing a new approach to regulating the food supply chain. In order to ensure foods are delivered safely to Americans, the administration is pushing for a broad set of supply chain controls that will increase visibility of foodstuffs all the way from farm to shelf. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70948/food-safety-electronics-supply-chain#comments Government IT management/strategy Opinion regulation supply chain Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:13 -0400 John P. Brown 70948 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/69617/amr-rates-top-colleges-supply-chain-studies AMR Research has just released its first-ever industry and academic study of U.S.-based university programs that focus on supply chain management. The research is an analytic combination of what 126 companies said they wanted in supply chain grads and what 19 university programs offered today. http://www.itworld.com/software/69617/amr-rates-top-colleges-supply-chain-studies#comments Software Feature disaster recovery supply chain Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:12:48 -0400 ITworld staff 69617 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69268/what-customers-want-erp-vendors-software-pricing "Cost reduction" is, according to a Forrester Research survey of nearly 2,300 IT executives, the single most important goal for 2009. But beyond that, what are technology decision-makers looking to get from their ERP, CRM, BI and supply chain application vendors? http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69268/what-customers-want-erp-vendors-software-pricing#comments Business intelligence CRM IT management/strategy Software Feature ERP supply chain Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:52:43 -0400 ITworld staff 69268 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/storage/68913/supply-chain-reality-risk-tied-smaller-pool-suppliers Without question, today's supply chain applications can provide unmatched visibility into a company's supplier base, help spot inefficiencies and allow for better, smarter decision-making on logistics and inventory. But if several manufacturers in your Chinese or European network suddenly shut down, there's not much software can do at that point. You're on your own. http://www.itworld.com/storage/68913/supply-chain-reality-risk-tied-smaller-pool-suppliers#comments IT management/strategy Storage Feature disaster recovery supply chain Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:17:50 -0400 ITworld staff 68913 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/67229/oracle-sued-i2-patent-infringement I2 has sued Oracle for alleged patent infringement related to supply chain management technology. http://www.itworld.com/legal/67229/oracle-sued-i2-patent-infringement#comments Legal News i2 Technologies Oracle patent supply chain Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:08:25 -0400 ITworld staff 67229 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/66648/pirates-worry-you-chinese-manufacturing-partners Somali pirates who brazenly attacked container ships in the Indian Ocean have garnered a lot of recent attention. But for companies that source products from Chinese manufacturing partners, there are even greater and longer-term business risks due to pirating attacks on companies' intellectual property and supply chains. http://www.itworld.com/legal/66648/pirates-worry-you-chinese-manufacturing-partners#comments Legal Security Feature identity theft intellectual property piracy supply chain Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:17:36 -0400 ITworld staff 66648 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/crm/62015/sap-launches-business-suite-7 SAP launched Business Suite 7 on Wednesday, pitching the software as a more flexible and cost-effective option amid lean economic times. http://www.itworld.com/crm/62015/sap-launches-business-suite-7#comments Business intelligence CRM Software News SAP supply chain Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:24:14 -0500 ITworld staff 62015 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/61724/microsoft-infosys-focus-supply-chain Microsoft and IT services provider Infosys Technologies revealed on Thursday an alliance around improving supply chain visibility and collaboration. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/61724/microsoft-infosys-focus-supply-chain#comments Business IT management/strategy News compliance Infosys Microsoft supply chain Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:01:28 -0500 ITworld staff 61724 at http://www.itworld.com