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'Shadow IT' Permits Logistics, Transportation CIOs to Assume Greater Leadership Roles

January 6, 2015

Chief information officers (CIOs) in transport and logistics have an unprecedented opportunity to take a leading role in their organisations, thanks in part to the rise of "shadow IT".

Talent, Technology, Risk Are Top Concerns of Heads of Procurement Units

January 6, 2015

Deloitte LLP

A lack of talent, technology issues and geopolitical risks are amongst procurement leaders’ main business concerns, according to Deloitte's fourth annual global chief procurement officer (CPO) survey.

Spotlight on Growth of Mobile Internet Usage in Europe

January 5, 2015

BCG Perspectives

In less than a decade, the mobile internet revolution has overtaken the digital revolution and is still accelerating. Mobile penetration is increasing, the costs of access and devices are coming down, and more and more people in both developed and developing economies are using the mobile internet as their first - and often their only - means of going online. Let's look at the phenomenon in Europe.

Users Increasingly Find Mobile Apps Benefit the Supply Chain

January 5, 2015

EBN

There's an app for that. That's long been the joke amongst smartphone toting consumers. More and more, the same can be said for supply chain management and logistics tasks.

In Era of Big Data, Real Need is for Fast Data

December 30, 2014

Computerworld

A lot of security processes failed during the breach of Target's systems during last year's holiday season, but one surprising revelation was that the retailer actually did receive security alerts about the malware in its system. Yet because the security team was bombarded with alerts - estimated at hundreds per day - it couldn't adequately prioritize them.

Examiners Analyze Major Technology Trends in Fraud, Prevention Methods

December 30, 2014

ACFE

Technology will give fraudsters an edge in 2015, but it will also provide new tools for organizations and investigators, according to three experts from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) who were asked for their top fraud predictions for 2015.

Data No. 1 Commodity in Supply Chain Putting Companies at Risk for Cyberattacks

December 30, 2014

Drew Smith, Founder & CEO, InfoArmor

In the evolving supply chain, technology has allowed for more rapid and productive dissemination of critical information between organizational partners upstream and downstream. While this increased flexibility, scalability and efficiency of operations provides economies of scale and scope on the revenue and expense side for businesses, the tradeoff becomes a burgeoning access terminal for cybercriminals to poach critical intelligence flows.

Using Labor Analytics Solutions to Reduce Costs of Healthcare

December 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with David Clement, president and CEO of Health Qlix Inc.

Staples Permits Vendors to Make Direct Sales from Its Mobile Commerce Site

December 18, 2014

Mobile Commerce Daily

With mobile commerce sales growing quickly, Staples is jockeying to hold onto its role as an ecommerce leader by opening its dedicated mobile site to direct sales from vendors.

Supply Chain Leaders Look to Improve Sales & Operations Planning, Process and Technology Integration

December 17, 2014

Ramji Mani, Manufacturing & SC Consulting, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Aligning supply chain planning with execution is now a competitive necessity and essential for all organizations, according to a new study. Results from the 2014 Supply Chain Benchmarking Study reveal investment priorities and top challenges of more than 300 supply chain professionals from a wide cross-section of the market.