It should have been a celebratory time for Evan Schneyer. His travel-oriented startup, Wanderfly, was being sold to Tripadvisor after about five weeks’ worth of discussion. Then, when it came time to sign on the dotted line, the contract challenges emerged that gave birth to his new venture, Outlaw. “It was like a glorified job […]
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a process where the supplier monitors customer information to keep the customer properly stocked with materials. VMI often gets a bad reputation because historically procurement departments use it to shift cost to the supplier. This project was different. The overall objective was to reduce the number of manual changes to […]
Welcome back to another edition of B2B Conversations, our weekly roundup of what’s trending in the B2B social media space. We collect all the most buzzworthy tweets and posts so you can focus on growing your B2B enterprise enriched by these curated insights from industry executives and thought leaders. B2B News Network uses Nexalogy to […]
We’re back with another recap of what kept the B2B social world buzzing this week. B2B News Network partnered with Nexalogy to help sift through the social data and find the most relevant posts and stories to keep you ahead of the curve. This week, we found posts about how a lack of social listening can […]
Many OEMs are now bringing their final assembly operations back to North America. That’s good news for the blue collar workforce but what about the supply chain partners back in China and other low cost locales? Can OEMs find new suppliers close to home? Should OEMs use the old suppliers and manage the value chain […]
North America supply chains are at risk due to climate change. Recently, business consulting firm Accenture and CDP issued a report on worldwide supply chain vulnerability rating Canada, the United States, Brazil and China behind Europe and Japan. Canada is ahead of the U.S. falling into the “inactive” area of Accenture’s sustainability matrix, meaning supply chains […]
