There’s been much buzz in the Apple community about whether Apple will be able to meet initial demand for its new iPad. Many Apple enthusiasts would agree with the statement that Apple’s new product supply chains usually take time to flex to keep up …
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Spend Matters would like to welcome Richard Rich back to our virtual pages to continue the conversation on supply risk management.
The Corporate Executive Board published what they consider the top ten risks facing corporate America as of Januar…
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The issue of counterfeit parts in supply chains tends to focus on high-profile cases (e.g., A&D applications) that put lives directly at risk, rather than more mundane situations involving a range of parts or components that are part of the bill of m…
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In the first post on Aravo’s recently introduced $50K Supply Risk QuickStart program, I provided some details on what the package includes and how Aravo integrates different data sources to present views into different supply risk elements. In this p…
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If you think Apple’s development and production initiatives follow a secretive approach inside the company’s four walls only, guess again. Apple takes as much interest in how its supply chain partners guard information as it does in how its own emplo…
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Today, Spend Matters would like to welcome back Richard Rich, who leads his company’s supply risk management efforts, to continue the discussion on this critical topic.
Risk and the supply chain will be married soon. But what happens in the interi…
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Cash is king, credit is scarce, and stubborn clouds of uncertainty refuse to dissipate. In this time, maintaining a strong balance sheet and an eye on cash flows is a prerequisite for business leaders seeking to master the twin near-term imperatives of viability and maneuverability.
Scrutiny on money flows outside the four walls of a company, [...]
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Last week Aravo announced a new $50K Supplier Risk QuickStart program that offers one of the first affordable and integrated software/services programs to tackle multiple areas of supply risk. Having been briefed on it, and knowing Aravo’s overall ap…
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When I say “casino”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?
Probably for most of you, it’s money. Actually more like MONEY. Money being spent, won and lost at breakneck speed. And although you’ve possibly had trips to Vegas where you were up against The House (and ask a gambler, and they’ll always tell you [...]
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Earlier today, the news broke that government officials in the US, EU and Japan recently searched the offices of a number of Toyota suppliers that may be involved in cartel-like activities. According to The Wall Street Journal?s summary, ?Investigato…
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