It's tough for a U.S. materials manufacturer to keep pace with foreign competition - especially when it's burdened with "tools from the stone age."

Kenandy Inc., provider of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application on the Salesforce1 Platform, has released Kenandy Quote-to-Cash.

Exostar has released Partner Information Manager (PIM), a modular application that measures risk across a business’s extended supply chain.

Buy-in and cooperation from internal stakeholders "within the four walls" is no longer sufficient. You need tier 1 and sub-tier supplier collaboration and trust to manage supply chain risk and build end-to-end supply chain resiliency.

What have your suppliers done for you lately? Or, a better question might be: Have you partnered with your suppliers to drive value?

Hewlett Packard optimizes the procurement processes of its global inkjet printer production operations by gaining visibility into component costs and product usage.

How would you like to spend substantial amounts of time and money on establishing an overseas supplier to manufacture your product - only to see that partner start competing against you with its own brand?

Today's fashion industry is obsessed with getting product to store shelves quickly, changing out assortments constantly, and charging rock-bottom prices. But there's a price to be paid for that behavior.