All About B2B » High Tech http://www.gxsblogs.com Strength in Information. All Things B2B e-Commerce Wed, 16 May 2012 13:02:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Single Points of Failure in the Supply Chain http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2012/05/single-points-of-failure-in-the-supply-chain.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2012/05/single-points-of-failure-in-the-supply-chain.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:22:03 +0000 Steve Keifer http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=7415 Throughout 2012 and most of 2011 the hottest topic in the supply chain has been risk management – and with good cause.  In March 2011 when the terrible tsunami hit the East Coast of Japan, many of the world’s supply chains were crippled in the following months.  Few people realized the extent to which the [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2012/05/single-points-of-failure-in-the-supply-chain.html/feed 0 Increasing Resilience Against Supply Chain Disruptions http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/05/increasing-resilience-against-supply-chain-disruptions.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/05/increasing-resilience-against-supply-chain-disruptions.html#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 12:57:04 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=7350 Earlier today I presented the keynote presentation at the 116th EDIFICE conference in Frankfurt, Germany.  The EDIFICE association is an industry body that looks after the B2B related interests of companies operating across the high tech industry. This presentation was very timely as I have recently returned from a business trip to the East Coast [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/05/increasing-resilience-against-supply-chain-disruptions.html/feed 1 World Super Powers Begin Herding Geese http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/03/world-super-powers-begin-herding-geese.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/03/world-super-powers-begin-herding-geese.html#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:02:55 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=7035 In January 2012, GXS’ VP of Global Marketing, Steve Keifer, had a meeting with a UK Government Minister at the Houses of Parliament in London. It was a very productive meeting where GXS’ Head of eInvoicing Nigel Taylor provided an update on why companies should think about moving away from paper based invoicing to eInvoicing. [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/03/world-super-powers-begin-herding-geese.html/feed 1 IDC Predicts the Emergence of the ‘Global Plant Floor’ in 2012 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/idc-predicts-the-emergence-of-the-global-plant-floor-in-2012.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/idc-predicts-the-emergence-of-the-global-plant-floor-in-2012.html#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:25:30 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6784 A few weeks ago, IDC released their annual predictions for the manufacturing sector in 2012. I recently attended two IDC webinars, one focusing on manufacturing trends in EMEA and the other discussing general technology trends across the sector. Now there weren’t too many surprises in terms of where manufacturers should invest their money this year, [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/idc-predicts-the-emergence-of-the-global-plant-floor-in-2012.html/feed 1 The Renaissance of the North American Manufacturing Industry http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/the-renaissance-of-the-north-american-manufacturing-industry.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/the-renaissance-of-the-north-american-manufacturing-industry.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:34 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6727 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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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/02/the-renaissance-of-the-north-american-manufacturing-industry.html/feed 2 So What Was Driving B2B in 2011?, Top 10 Blog Posts http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/01/so-what-was-driving-b2b-in-2011-top-10-blog-posts.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/01/so-what-was-driving-b2b-in-2011-top-10-blog-posts.html#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:50:21 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6607 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2012/01/so-what-was-driving-b2b-in-2011-top-10-blog-posts.html/feed 0 Santa Claus, The Unsung B2B Hero of 2011 – Part2 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/santa-claus-the-unsung-b2b-hero-of-2011part2.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/santa-claus-the-unsung-b2b-hero-of-2011part2.html#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:48:31 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6421 In my previous blog entry I described how GXS had nominated Santa Claus to win a B2B Heroes in the Cloud Award for 2011.  I then went on to discuss how Santa had implemented his cloud based B2B environment over the last three years. You can find out more information about how Santa’s B2B platform [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/santa-claus-the-unsung-b2b-hero-of-2011part2.html/feed 0 2011 – The Year Cloud Computing Went Mainstream http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/2011-the-year-cloud-computing-went-mainstream.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/2011-the-year-cloud-computing-went-mainstream.html#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:33:16 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6312 2011 will certainly be remembered as the year when cloud computing went mainstream.  It has got onto the agenda of nearly every CIO around the world and you have not been able to visit an IT related website or read a business related journal without some sort of reference to cloud computing. When you look [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/2011-the-year-cloud-computing-went-mainstream.html/feed 2 Control Towers for the High Tech Supply Chain http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/12/control-towers-for-the-high-tech-supply-chain.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/12/control-towers-for-the-high-tech-supply-chain.html#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:33 +0000 Steve Keifer http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6970 Orchestrating today’s highly outsourced, globally distributed high tech supply chains can be extremely complex.  The activities of ODMs, contract manufacturers, 3PLs, distributors and aftermarket service providers must all be synchronized to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time.  In today’s high tech industry, companies are actually not competing with [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/12/control-towers-for-the-high-tech-supply-chain.html/feed 0 Top 5 Tips for Successfully Deploying ERP/B2B Integration Projects http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/top-5-tips-for-successfully-deploying-erpb2b-integration-projects.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/top-5-tips-for-successfully-deploying-erpb2b-integration-projects.html#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:41:55 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6004 Today’s ERP environments are at the centre of many enterprise IT infrastructures, from managing employee or customer related information through to delivering information required to run complex production systems. Many people often regard an ERP system as being internally focused, however without reliable connections to outside trading partners, for example banks, suppliers or logistics partners, [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/top-5-tips-for-successfully-deploying-erpb2b-integration-projects.html/feed 1 The Emergence of ‘Toyota 2.0′ in 2012 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/the-emergence-of-toyota-2-0-in-2012.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/the-emergence-of-toyota-2-0-in-2012.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:50:18 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6205 Toyota has suffered one of its toughest years in its history, the Japanese earthquake back in March severely affected Toyota’s global production capacity for many months and is only now starting to get back to some form of normality. Toyota was obviously not the only company to be impacted by the earthquake and they, like [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/12/the-emergence-of-toyota-2-0-in-2012.html/feed 0 Is it time for Apple to enter the Automotive Industry? http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/is-it-time-for-apple-to-enter-the-automotive-industry.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/is-it-time-for-apple-to-enter-the-automotive-industry.html#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:09:12 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6119 Earlier this year I posted a blog entry discussing why I thought Apple and Tesla Motors should try and form a partnership to exploit the growing interest in electric vehicles.  The blog was recently picked up by a student at the University of Florida who asked me to provide some more thoughts on this idea. [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/is-it-time-for-apple-to-enter-the-automotive-industry.html/feed 1 How do you go about expanding your B2B platform into a new market? – Part2 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part2.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part2.html#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:00:15 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=6055 In my previous blog entry I discussed some of the more general considerations for extending a B2B platform into a new or emerging market. In this blog I would like to continue by discussing some of the more technical considerations that have to be taken into account. From understanding the technical capabilities of your trading [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part2.html/feed 1 How do you go about expanding your B2B platform into a new market? – Part1 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part1.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part1.html#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:08:35 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5922 Many companies have globalised their operations and one of the key challenges  to successfully entering a new market such as China or India is being able to expand or scale your B2B platform so that remote trading partners can exchange business documents electronically with you. But where do you start in terms of trying to [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/11/how-do-you-go-about-expanding-your-b2b-platform-into-a-new-market-%e2%80%93-part1.html/feed 2 Are you ready for the ‘Perfect Storm’ that will hit the Mobile B2B Space in 2012? http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/are-you-ready-for-the-%e2%80%98perfect-storm%e2%80%99-that-will-hit-the-mobile-b2b-space-in-2012.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/are-you-ready-for-the-%e2%80%98perfect-storm%e2%80%99-that-will-hit-the-mobile-b2b-space-in-2012.html#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:07:51 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5790 Over the past couple of years a number of technology developments have brought us to the edge of a mobile B2B revolution in the enterprise computing space.  Enterprise adoption of cloud computing technologies, introduction of tablet devices and the development of enterprise specific apps will lead to the mobilization of the B2B space in 2012. [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/are-you-ready-for-the-%e2%80%98perfect-storm%e2%80%99-that-will-hit-the-mobile-b2b-space-in-2012.html/feed 1 Steve Jobs on Pre-Order http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/10/steve-jobs-on-pre-order.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/10/steve-jobs-on-pre-order.html#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:39:36 +0000 Steve Keifer http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5777 Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs goes on sale Monday, October 24th.  But the book is already #1 on Amazon.com’s best seller list even in advance of the sale.  The high pre-order sales are not surprising given the worldwide tribute to his accomplishments that has followed in the weeks after his death.  The buzz around [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/10/steve-jobs-on-pre-order.html/feed 0 How the Cloud Helps Manufacturers Address ‘Big Data’ Challenges http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/how-the-cloud-helps-manufacturers-address-%e2%80%98big-data%e2%80%99-challenges.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/how-the-cloud-helps-manufacturers-address-%e2%80%98big-data%e2%80%99-challenges.html#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:28:41 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5654 ‘Big Data’ has been highlighted as one of the key IT trends for the next few years, Terrabytes of data will need to be transferred across IT and B2B infrastructures of the future.  But how can you achieve this seamlessly without impacting the performance of your company’s network and of course at the same time [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/10/how-the-cloud-helps-manufacturers-address-%e2%80%98big-data%e2%80%99-challenges.html/feed 4 Why the Time is Right for Manufacturers to Adopt e-Invoicing http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/09/why-the-time-is-right-for-manufacturers-to-adopt-e-invoicing.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/09/why-the-time-is-right-for-manufacturers-to-adopt-e-invoicing.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:38:02 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5489 In previous blog entries I have often described the manufacturing industry as being truly global in nature. The industry has to work across different country borders, different languages, different time zones and customers expect their goods to be delivered on time irrespective of where a manufacturing company’s production facilities are based. One of the key [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/09/why-the-time-is-right-for-manufacturers-to-adopt-e-invoicing.html/feed 0 Google’s Acquisition of Motorola Mobility Could Bring Strong Competition for Apple http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/08/google%e2%80%99s-acquisition-of-motorla-mobility-could-bring-strong-competition-for-apple.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/08/google%e2%80%99s-acquisition-of-motorla-mobility-could-bring-strong-competition-for-apple.html#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:49:53 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5310 Well Google certainly made an impact in the news headlines today, acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5B.  In my mind there are a few reasons why this has occurred and I have to say I think it helps the industry and Google as it will hopefully slow down the industry juggernaut that is Apple. Over the [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/08/google%e2%80%99s-acquisition-of-motorla-mobility-could-bring-strong-competition-for-apple.html/feed 0 Analyzing Apple’s #1 Position on the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/06/analyzing-apples-1-position-on-the-gartner-top-25-supply-chain.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/06/analyzing-apples-1-position-on-the-gartner-top-25-supply-chain.html#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:42:02 +0000 Steve Keifer http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5180 I have the privilege of hosting a webinar tomorrow on the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains with Kevin O’Marah.  Webinar is probably not an accurate description for the event as it will function more like a live Question and Answer session with Kevin.  We have pre-selected a handful of questions that we thought would have [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2011/06/analyzing-apples-1-position-on-the-gartner-top-25-supply-chain.html/feed 1 The European Automotive Industry Moves to a BetterPlace http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/06/the-european-automotive-industry-moves-to-a-betterplace.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/06/the-european-automotive-industry-moves-to-a-betterplace.html#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:24:00 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=5053 This blog discusses the increased car sales that are being seen in most European countries and how car manufacturers are investing profits into new projects such as bringing new electric vehicles to market. This blog also looks at how a company called BetterPlace has been able to secure a deal with the EU Commission to establish a European wide electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/06/the-european-automotive-industry-moves-to-a-betterplace.html/feed 1 How GXS Helps the Automotive Supply Chain http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/05/how-gxs-helps-the-automotive-supply-chain.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/05/how-gxs-helps-the-automotive-supply-chain.html#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 08:34:06 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=4861 The automotive industry has undergone immense change and restructuring over the past 24 months. The number one priority across the industry has been to reduce costs and we have seen a number of strategies implemented to try and achieve this, from reducing inventory levels, consolidating business and production systems through to exploring manufacturing and sourcing [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/05/how-gxs-helps-the-automotive-supply-chain.html/feed 0 Rebooting High Tech Supply Chains Following the Japanese Earthquake – Part 3 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-3.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-3.html#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:49:58 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=4738 In part 1 and part 2 of this particular blog series I discussed some of the key supply chain developments presented at the 5th High Tech Supply Chain Conference in Amsterdam. In this blog entry I will discuss some further presentations from the conference which focus on the green aspects of today’s high tech supply [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-3.html/feed 0 Rebooting High Tech Supply Chains Following the Japanese Earthquake – Part 2 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-2.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-2.html#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:02:35 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=4711 In the first part of this three part blog series I discussed some of the key supply chain developments presented at the 5th High Tech Supply Chain Conference in Amsterdam. In this blog entry I will focus on presentations which discuss customer-centric supply chains, implementing dual sourcing strategies and the role of logistics service providers [...]

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]]> http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-2.html/feed 0 Rebooting High Tech Supply Chains Following the Japanese Earthquake – Part 1 http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-1.html http://www.gxsblogs.com/morleym/2011/04/rebooting-high-tech-supply-chains-following-the-japanese-earthquake-%e2%80%93-part-1.html#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:25:00 +0000 Mark Morley http://www.gxsblogs.com/?p=4670 The recent events in Japan had a huge impact on the global high tech and automotive supply chains and I expect to see many companies change their sourcing strategies following the Earthquake and Tsunami that devastated Japan’s East Coast. It is quite surprising how global companies rely on electronic components made in Japan, especially when [...]

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