Driving B2B
I was fortunate to visit one of our data centres last week, we were holding a partner event at our office in Amstelveen, Amsterdam. GXS have a number of partners across Europe who resell our solutions (and I will discuss this in more detail in another blog entry), this provides us with the ability to [...]
Read More»When I was at school, yes I know many years ago now!, I always found it difficult to try and find the right information at the right time. Whether this was to complete a classroom exercise or finish some homework, it always seemed to take a long time to find the information I was after. [...]
Read More»The biggest news in the automotive industry this week is that Chrysler has finally been sold to a private investment firm called Cerberus Capital Management for $7.5Billion. Compared to all the other bids that came in for the company the private investment option probably represents the best opportunity for Chrysler to finally turn around their [...]
Read More»So this is an interesting concept, if it were possible to conduct B2B trading in a virtual world, would companies use it?. Well according to this story over on silicon.com it may not be that far away. The virtual world Second Life , is a computer generated virtual world with nearly 6 million “residents” and [...]
Read More»Now just in case you think I have turned into some sort of “tree-hugger” since I last posted, I found some interesting articles this week on how companies are trying to run environmentally friendly B2B infrastructures. We all know that the politicians are working hard to persuade the automotive industry to develop environmentally friendly cars [...]
Read More»There was an interesting article posted over on BusinessWeek Online a couple of days ago, highlighting the need to develop ultra low cost cars for the emerging markets. Renault & Nissan have just announced that they want to manufacture a small car in India with a retail price of $2500. According to the Monitor Group, [...]
Read More»Today’s car manufacturers face a constant challenge to sell more cars and at the same time reduce costs in order to become more competitive in the market place. Over the years, OEMs have had to change the way in which they manufacture cars and source components from suppliers. It no longer makes sense for a [...]
Read More»Global standards, regional standards, communication standards, document standards, the list is endless, no wonder the automotive companies are finding it difficult to develop their global B2B infrastructures. Today’s IT managers face a daunting challenge when told by their management teams to integrate an overseas operation into their B2B infrastructure.
Read More»Well I have just finished my weekly review of the automotive news websites, trying to keep up with the fast pace developments in the world of automotive manufacturing. It is always interesting to find out what the OEMs are planning, its like watching a giant game of chess unfold in front of your eyes. Companies [...]
Read More»So I have spent the last couple of days preparing for a media interview this morning on RFID usage in automotive. Now I don’t claim to be the world expert on RFID but from the various articles and websites that I have seen over the past 48 hours it is clear to me that there [...]
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