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Friday Rant: Alibaba -- When Forty Thieves Fall in the Forest, Does Anyone Care?

Friday Rant: Alibaba — When Forty Thieves Fall in the Forest, Does Anyone Care?

By Jason Busch on February 25, 2011

Early this week, Alibaba announced that two of its executives resigned after admitting to participating in the “systemic breakdown” that enabled the company and suppliers to defraud Western buying organizations and individuals. Ac…

Posted in Business | Tagged Alibaba, China, Fraud, Global sourcing, theft

Alibaba vs. Ariba?

Alibaba vs. Ariba?

By Jason Busch on September 8, 2010

I’ve always been surprised by how many advertising-driven supplier directory models continue to position themselves as sourcing tools for procurement organizations. The closest that a provider has come to pulling this off is MFG.c…

Posted in Business | Tagged Alibaba, Ariba, Ariba Discovery, China, eBay, MFG.com, procurement, supply chain

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