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

Alibaba vs. Ariba?
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…