Entries tagged as Supply Chain Management

Being a resident of the Boston area makes one acquire certain loyalties. It goes without saying that most people from Boston are Red Sox and Patriots fans. The other part of this identity is a connection to the booming technology sector that made a difference in our nation’s life for the past 60 years. While Software As A Service (SAAS) is not a new concept, one of the Boston based companies Oco Inc. took it to the new level. The company introduced SAAS Business Intelligence solutions. You can learn about the latest developments directly from the company at the upcoming webinar.

Combination of company’s business processes, skills and motivation of its employees and ability to measure performance are in my view three most importance factors when talking about operational excellence. In my reengineering days when there was a need to understand how to resolve a specific business problem we always started from discovering the current business process in order to understand specific issues and improvement opportunities that stem from fixing these issues. A key component to quantifying the potential fix is ability to put real numbers behind both issues and solutions. There are companies out there today that offer a very interesting take on the measuring aspect. Oco Inc, a Waltham MA based company offers host of supply chain management related solutions bringing Software As A Service (SAAS) model into the supply chain world.

Rare events in our recent history made more dramatic changes to the world and to the supply chains than the fall of the Berlin wall. 

I was outraged when I received a letter in the mail on Saturday from Citibank (disclosure: I am a stock holder) saying that the interest on my credit card was going up to 24.99% for purchases, and 29.99% for cash advances. 

Transport Logistics China 2010, a massive exposition and conference, will be held from June 8-10 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.