Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

M&A activity is not roaring back, but it is clearly on the uptick, with buyers allocating capital to acquisitions in a discerning yet deliberate way.

Oracle Corp., Lawson Software Inc. and i2 Technologies Inc. all have either shipped an updated supply chain management (SCM) system or plan to ship one over the next month. And SAP AG disclosed last ...

Best of the best. Best in class. The elite. Whatever terminology you use to describe the top performers in industry, they all have one thing in common: Companies try to emulate them. That is not easy, ...

The global market for Supply Chain Management Software was valued at US$19.0 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$22.9 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 3.2% from 2024 to 2030. This ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Organizations that build and ...

Historically, organizations have relied on static risk assessments and due diligence processes to evaluate their suppliers. This involves vetting vendors using questionnaires, compliance audits, and ...

Looking ahead, organizations need to prepare for even greater complexity in vendor ecosystems. Key steps include leveraging ...

Editor’s Note: Norman Katz, president of supply chain consultancy Katzscan Inc., writes a monthly column for Supply Chain Management Review. Katz’s column appears on the third Monday of each month.

Do you regularly assess the security posture of your software providers? It’s not a question most people are used to answering. For IT leaders, however, it’s an increasingly familiar concern – ...

Two Purdue University researchers are taking aim at the growing surge of supply chain attacks, particularly those directed at third-party software suppliers and vendors connected to the actual target.