Motor giant, Ford, has signed a deal with Oracle to launch an automotive supply chain network designed to streamline the car manufacturer's procurement process. The system will link 30,000 suppliers involved in the automotive giant's purchasing...
Direct materials procurement - with increased emphasis on supply chain - requires an even wider range of technology in order to satisfy the needs of businesses. These range from office supplies and computers to spare parts and are usually dubbed...
Like any real-life problem there is no one defining reason but rather a whole range of factors that make it more difficult for a car manufacturer to secure raw sheet metal than it is for it to secure a computer.
It has $1.4bn cash in the bank and plans to focus on profitability rather than raw growth. PeopleSoft has products ranging from good old-fashioned financials, CRM and HR to e-procurement and supply chain analytical software - all browser-based.
HP is currently purchasing around $1bn in orders a year through auctions, Winkler said in an interview, an amount that will grow "substantially" over time. Roughly $1.1bn of the cost savings HP expects to achieve this year come from improvements in...
Kai Nowosel, head of the global purchasing commercial operation at Aventis told silicon.com the business case was based on a return on investment within 18 months. Sourcing and procurement software revenues also went into freefall - dropping 28 per...