It doesn’t seem long ago that I was discussing how the U.S government was bailing out car manufacturers in order to protect their manufacturing industry, the associated supply chains and the thousands of people that rely on the manufacturing sector for their livelihood. GM and Chrysler accepted significant government bail-out funds however Ford decided to [...]
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e-Invoicing promises significant benefits. But, if you deal with suppliers or customers in countries that collect Value-Added Taxes (VAT) you must be certain that your e-invoicing solution enables you to easily comply with the varying country-specific e-invoicing regulations. Otherwise, you could be subject to sanctions, including fines and the possibility of having to repay already-deducted [...]
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In 1882, Spaniards in Barcelona began construction on the large Roman Catholic Church commonly known as the Sagrada Familia. The church was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi who took responsibility for the project in 1883. However, the construction project outlived its designer carrying on into the 20th century. In the 1900s, financing challenges and [...]
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Each January, I look forward to my pilgrimage to the Big Apple to attend the annual conference hosted by the National Retail Federation (NRF). It is a rare opportunity to hear from many of the industry’s best and brightest across a wide array of retail formats. The theme of this year BIG SHOW was “Retail’s [...]
Read More» This past weekend I shared my thoughts on the likely changes to global trade instruments in 2012. Whilst Bank Payment Obligations and Supply Chain Finance will be popular topics in 2012, I think the fastest growing area of the financial supply chain will continue to be e-invoicing. However, the growth (on a percentage basis) in the commercial sector may [...]
Read More» As we start the new year one of the questions many are debating is what changes, if any, we will witness in the financial supply chain during 2012. In recent years there has been much debate about whether Open Account (OA) provides the optimal model for global trade. OA terms have dominated global trade for the last [...]
Read More» The OFTP2 implementation guidelines were introduced at the end of 2008, at a time when many companies were just starting to enter one of the most severe economic downturns of recent years. During this time, automotive companies were restructuring, consolidating IT infrastructures and the last thing on their minds was to start investing in new [...]
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You might think that the top Internet retailers ranging from Amazon, Staples and Apple to daily-deal purveyors like Ideeli or Groupon have turned Orwellian as they serve up shoes, watches, printer ink, HDMI cables and restaurant offers as if they can read your minds. Well it is likely that they are just executing a meticulously orchestrated Next [...]
Read More» I have been a GXS blogger for four years now and during 2011 I posted nearly forty blog entries covering a range of B2B and manufacturing related topics. Over this time Google Analytics has provided me with some interesting feedback on which blog posts were being read the most, which key words were used to [...]
Read More» In an effort to provide consumers opportunities to engage with retailers anytime and anywhere, companies are turning to creative methods for managing purchase orders to maximize their product offerings and availability, while continuing to manage the risk associated with carrying too much inventory. Retailers offer products through their web sites and mobile applications that cannot [...]
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