News Analysis: DSAG Project Team Members Resign Leadership of SUGEN KPI Working Group
DSAG project team and project leader departure could signal disagreement with methodology not SUGEN
SAP embarked on an ambitious program to prove value in its Enterprise Support fee hike last year. As planned, SAP should announce the results for the first set of SUGEN KPI’s in early December. However, two key SUGEN KPI project sponsors [...]
Sony’s Savings-Driven Procurement Transformation is on Track
More and more earnings announcements these days are filled with references to operations- and procurement-led earnings improvement. Sony, the venerable Japanese electronics giant, is a perfect example. Earlier this fall Sony announced a quarter in wh…
Wal-Mart’s Supplier Alliance Program: Selfish or Selfless Supplier Development?
Over on Supply Chain Matters, Bob Ferrari recently described how Wal-Mart is putting its supplier development money where its mouth is for apparel suppliers, the group most likely impacted by CIT’s bankruptcy filing (which you can read expert opinion…
Cortera — A New D&B Competitor in the Supply Risk Content Market (Part 1)
Every week, I try to give myself an hour or two to surf the web and do research on companies and news that I might not otherwise come across in the regular contingent of sites and publications I peruse (don’t ask — it’s probably upwards of 150 now)….