In August, Fortune magazine published an article titled “ExxonMobil: Green Company of the Year” by Christopher Helman (ExxonMobil is an ARC client). The article argued that “The engineering solution to the matter of carbon in the atmosphere [is to] drill for natural gas. Per unit of energy delivered, methane releases 40% to 50% less carbon dioxide than coal and a quarter less than petroleum. Coal fuels half of U.S… Continue reading
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It is getting harder and harder for software vendors to innovate in supply chain management (SCM). I went to Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) last week expecting to see incremental improvements in many of its SCM applications (Oracle is an ARC client). Instead, I was blown away by what I saw and heard in one key area: Oracle’s innovative solutions for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
For CPG companies… Continue reading
Several times this year, we have written postings related to the role, current and future, of mobile computing and social networking technologies in supply chain management.
What would a Global Trade Management (GTM) solution that took a lifecycle approach to trade compliance look like? John Wainwright, the Vice President of Customs Compliance at Leggett & Platt, has an insightful answer to this question: Trade compliance processes should mirror a customs audit.
Leggett & Platt (L&P) is a global, diversified manufacturer of engineered components made mostly from steel. Even if you are not familiar with… Continue reading
“Cloud computing” is the term du jour in the IT industry, but what does it mean? Is it just another name for software-as-a-service or grid computing? Will it transform the enterprise software industry, or is this much ado about nothing (new)?
In last week’s InformationWeek cover story, “Alternative IT,” Mary Hayes Weier writes, “There’s no question that licensed, on-premises software, run by internal IT, will remain… Continue reading
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