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21 Most Admired Companies Making IT A Competitive Advantage

21 Most Admired Companies Making IT A Competitive Advantage

By Louis Columbus on April 2, 2013

All enterprises, regardless of what they produce or the services they deliver, are really information businesses. The accuracy, speed and precision of IT systems means the difference between winning or losing customers, keeping supply chains profitable, and solidly translating new concepts into revenue-producing products and services.  The world’s best-run services businesses have customer-driven IT as […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Accenture, Amazon, apple, byline=Louis Columbus, Cleveland Clinic, Cloud Computing, CRM, customer relationship management, Data Driven, enterprise software, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, google, Hospital Corporation of America, ibm, Innovation & Science, Intelligent Tech, Intermountain Healthcare, JP Morgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, Louis Columbus' blog, Mayo Clinic, microsoft, mobile, nestlé, Proctor & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, SaaS, Schlumberger, software as a service, Target, Tech, Toyota, wells fargo

Toyota: Rebuilding and Fortifying a Global Supply Chain (Part 1)

Toyota: Rebuilding and Fortifying a Global Supply Chain (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on September 12, 2011

By now, all Spend Matters readers have heard about the massive impact the March earthquake and tsunami had on Toyota’s top and bottom lines (not to mention its employees and the employees of its suppliers). Such a tragic story does not…

Posted in Business | Tagged supply chain, Toyota | 1 Response

Chatting Cars and Enterprise Software

Chatting Cars and Enterprise Software

By Zoli Erdos on May 23, 2011

Today’s big news is Salesforce Teaming up with Toyota to create a private social network where you can befriend your car and it will “tweet” you when it’s thirsty, need a checkup etc..etc..etc – see the details from @Krishnan’s post.  The opportunities are really endless – more on that later.   I have to get something […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged activity stream, application software, cars, chatter, Duet, google, Just for fun, netsuite, Salesforce Chatter, salesforce.com, Social network, tibbr, Tibco, Toyota, Twitter, unstructured data | 1 Response

The Invisible Hand, The Earthquake/Tsunami, and The Toyota Prius

The Invisible Hand, The Earthquake/Tsunami, and The Toyota Prius

By Jason Busch on April 4, 2011

This Friday, we feature a story on a lighter but fascinating subject in the laws of supply and demand. Last week, I had the chance to talk to John Sternal, who runs communications for LeaseTrader, a site that serves as a secondary…

Posted in Business | Tagged earthquake, Japan, supply chain, Toyota, Toyota Prius, Tsunami

Did Toyota's Lean Supply Chain Go Bad?

Did Toyota’s Lean Supply Chain Go Bad?

By Jason Busch on March 25, 2010

There’s been a lot of finger pointing in the press recently when it comes to Toyota?s suddenly accelerating escapades, which seemed to downshift into third gear with the accelerator floored (even to the point of a made-for-media car chase and forensi…

Posted in Business | Tagged California, General Motors, Honda, lean supply chain, procurement, supply chain, supply risk, Toyota, Toyota Prius

Are Toyota's Suppliers in Collusion? Antitrust and the Automotive Supply Chain

Are Toyota’s Suppliers in Collusion? Antitrust and the Automotive Supply Chain

By Jason Busch on February 25, 2010

Earlier today, the news broke that government officials in the US, EU and Japan recently searched the offices of a number of Toyota suppliers that may be involved in cartel-like activities. According to The Wall Street Journal?s summary, ?Investigato…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Denso, FBI raid, Japan, keiretsu, Sourcing, Spend Management, Sumitomo, supply risk, Toyota, Yazaki

Supplier Management: Is the "Toyota Way" on the Way Out?

Supplier Management: Is the “Toyota Way” on the Way Out?

By Jason Busch on February 11, 2010

I’m pleased to report that after a weekend driving around in a Toyota Avalon, a model impacted by the recent acceleration recall, I’m alive and well. The same can’t necessarily be said about Toyota’s supply chain. According to a recent article in Sup…

Posted in Business | Tagged automotive, Manufacturing, Suppliers, supply chain, supply risk, Toyota, toyota way

Is Contrarian Purchasing a Good Savings Strategy?

Is Contrarian Purchasing a Good Savings Strategy?

By Jason Busch on February 8, 2010

Recent headlines about Toyota have no doubt been music to the ears of its major rivals — especially Ford and GM. From a giant recall for gas pedals that stick (making the Audi 5000’s sudden-acceleration PR woes look tame by comparison) to botched hy…

Posted in Business | Tagged Audi, Autos, contrarian purchasing, ford, General Motors, resale value, Spend Management, Toyota, Toyota recall

The Asian Auto Boom: Contrasting India and China

The Asian Auto Boom: Contrasting India and China

By Jason Busch on January 18, 2010

The first time I was in China, I was shocked at the level of interest there
in premium cars, often Western brands. Sure, there were the countless
knock-offs of older Western models, cheaply produced in China (my
favorite reminded me of the o…

Posted in Business | Tagged Audi, Automobile, China, Compact car, India, Suppliers, Tata, tata nano, Toyota, Volkswagen

Look Who’s Talking: ASUS, the Designer Brand

Look Who’s Talking: ASUS, the Designer Brand

By Zoli Erdos on January 5, 2010

Brand vs. Quality. Which Would You Pay For? – I asked recently, making the case that “trusted old brands” like HP are producing inferior quality, while formerly “no-name cheapo” component maker ASUS is becoming a household name.  They are basically doing what Honda, Toyota (and now the Koreans)  did to the car business. Sure, ASUS […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged apple, asus, brand, design, Hewlett-Packard, marketing, Personal computer, Toyota

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