There's a significant difference between mere vendor compliance and strategic vendor management, according to Jim Barnes, senior managing partner with enVista.
The credit squeeze resulting from the recession put the focus firmly on supply chain finance as major corporations got to grips with the fact that some of their suppliers were struggling to finance their activities.
The enterprise wants procurement to enable global growth scenarios in 2012 while also continuing to protect supply and lower input costs, according to research conducted for The Hackett Group's annual Key Issues Study.
GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions, an alliance between the GAC Group and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, has introduced a new feature of its Fleetweb online application to provide alerts about sea-crime attacks.