Technology logistics procurement

Global - When American heiress Paris Hilton went to France for a short getaway with her boyfriend, she informed her followers on Twitter that she had left her Blackberry behind in a hurry. And the solution was simple – she FedExed the phone over to herself in France.

Asia – Standard Chartered Bank Thailand (SCBT) believes there will be bigger business opportunities in aviation financing for Asia, thanks to the growing economy.

Singapore - Corporations and government agencies on the eRFP bandwagon are more than pleased with the results, but should seriously consider integrating business intelligence into the eRFP best value source selection process for the best results. But how?

Australia - The Australian government is introducing a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen and secure the country's air cargo supply chain.

Global - Energy giant BP plans to cut the number of its suppliers from 540 to just two, reducing IT spend by US$32.8 million.

Australia - This position requires the development of strategies and policies to ensure that TransGrid is a commercially successful provider of network services.

Japan - Shipping companies in Japan are in a race to develop ecological ships to help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from maritime transportation.

Global – Almost exactly a year after demand chain software provider JDA's acquisition of i2 Technologies was called off, the deal seems to be back on.

Many companies fail to understand what a good supply chain solution can do for them, preferring instead to use a spreadsheet, says William Leo, director, SCM, CEO Asia, Infor. He tells of how SCM solutions can help turn your supply chain into a cost-kicking, risk-mitigating organisation.

Asia – Industry players need to show off best practices and engage in educating end users on the benefits of RFID before real adoption can take place, especially in Asia, said Frost & Sullivan.