GXS Presents at AIAG Automotive Conference in China
I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at an automotive conference in Beijing last week. The 2012 AIAG Auto Parts Purchasing Leadership & Suppliers Forum was hosted by AIAG and supported...
View ArticleWhat Every CIO Needs to Know About Cloud B2B Integration!
Over the past couple of years I have written a number of blogs on the subject of cloud B2B integration, I have uploaded a number of presentations to Slideshare and I have also narrated some of these...
View ArticleCould Lego Provide the Inspiration Behind the Design of Future Cloud B2B...
When I started school, way back in the early seventies, I remember being given my first Lego set. Lego is one of those ‘toys’ that has really survived the test of time coming through the Atari and...
View ArticleAll I want for Christmas is some B2C2B2B2B
It’s taken a very long time since those very first predictions but it does appear that the world is really starting to get a little bit more joined up. As Retail prepares for another record on-line...
View ArticleEverything About Santa’s B2B Environment and Logistics Operation is BIG,...
It is that time of year again to review the new B2B projects being deployed across Santa Enterprises HQ based at the North Pole. Over the past four years GXS has been working closely with Santa...
View ArticleWhat was Driving B2B in 2012?
So it is that time of year again to highlight some of my more popular blogs from 2012. At GXS we use Google Analytics to provide insights into who is visiting our websites and what ‘keywords’ visitors...
View ArticleIn 2013, online marketplaces will shape the content collaboration agenda for...
Consumers are all the rage. It may sound controversial, and perhaps not as exciting as Tickle Me Elmo or Wii U. However, if you are a retail or consumer products marketer, I’m sure you agree. The...
View ArticleHigh Tech and Automotive Supply Chains Converge at CES 2013
This week is an important week for the high tech industry as global companies descend on Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. This is one of the largest shows of its type in the world...
View ArticleDecentralisation of Manufacturing Related Design Departments will Drive...
The manufacturing industry is truly global in nature and many companies have expanded their production footprint to take advantage of low cost labour in countries such as China and India. However...
View ArticleStruggling to Find Timely Industry News?, GXS has an App for That!
Over the past couple of years Twitter has almost dominated the social media space in terms of delivering real time news from all around the world. I have been a keen user of Twitter since it was first...
View ArticleWhat is JIC, a New Kitchen Degreaser or a Production Process?
When I was growing up there was always a bottle of JIF cleaner to be found under our kitchen sink. In 2000, Unilever decided that they wanted to take the JIF brand global but they found that buyers in...
View ArticleOFTP2, the ‘Fort Knox’ of B2B Communication Protocols?
Fort Knox has featured in many movies over the years, often labelled as the most secure bank vault in the world. I just happened to watch the James Bond film ‘Gold Finger’ a month ago and it was...
View ArticleThree Similarities Between Cloud B2B Integration and Global Vehicle Platforms
The global nature of the automotive industry has led to some car manufacturers investing in global vehicle platforms. These new platforms help to consolidate multiple vehicles onto a single platform...
View ArticleSmile: That’s an order.
As part of our portfolio GXS has been offering a suite of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications, this is referred to as the GXS ”Active” product suite. Now, the good news is that we are...
View ArticleGXS Announces Plans to Develop Active℠ Track 3D – Augmented Reality Based...
The bar code has been used for many years to identify parts and provide traceability of goods sent through a logistics network. Over time this has evolved into 2D or QR codes however both methods of...
View ArticleSmart Grids and Collaborative Supply Chains Show Their Form at the 119th...
It has been a busy month for one reason or another and as a result I am slightly late reporting on the most recent EDIFICE conference in early March. My colleague Matthew Walker provided his own...
View ArticleTaking the ‘Bitcoin’ Approach to Global EDI Standardisation
Bitcoin and EDI, is there really any form of comparison between one of the newest and one of the oldest technologies being used today? To start with Bitcoin is an attempt to get every consumer to use...
View ArticleOK Glass, How Can You Help Improve Supply Chain Visibility?
Unless you have been living under a rock or staying with the Flintstones over the past few weeks you may not have heard about the next big consumer electronics device called Google Glass. For years...
View ArticleHow B2B Solutions Provide the ‘Cornerstone’ to Improved Supply Chain Resilience
In my previous blog entry I discussed how Supply Chain Directors need to focus more on improving resilience across their supply chain and logistics networks. According to a report from Accenture the...
View ArticleWhy Every Chief Procurement Officer Should Modernize Their B2B Infrastructure
Today’s Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) faces a number of challenges relating to the improvement of procurement processes across manufacturing, retail or service operations. A recent report from A.T...
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