1. Culture - understand culture issues and don’t assume anything. Change your thinking when working in other markets
2. Relationships - build long term relationships with suppliers and act with relationship in mind
3. Contract - don’t assume all parties will read the fine print and try to avoid legal terms. Avoid disputes and ensure contracts are clear to all parties involved
4. Qualification - implement supplier qualification process and make use of external agencies. Obtain the right expertise… Continue

by John Sicard

The current economic uncertainty facing many companies in the world will likely be the accelerant needed to push the on-demand (or SaaS) model further into mainstream. The result will be a win-win for both consumer of the service, and service provider. Indeed, the on-demand industry has the potential for significant and positive growth in these trying times while legacy perpetual soft… Continue

VisibleLogistics is the on-line, on-demand, service that provides easy to use order management and visibility for small and medium organisations. It is particularly adapted to share relevant order information amongst sellers and their customers. This new version is an exciting development, as it brings full integration with the world's largest online marketplace, eBay. VisibleLogistics enables eBay sellers to continue the dialogue with their buye

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The supply chain planning approach developed in the early 1990’s is failing under today’s market pressures. Today’s environment requires more collaboration than control; more coordination than optimization. Demand and supply chain planning, monitoring and response needs to be performed by many users, o… Continue