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The National Export Initiative “Complexity”

Monday, December 19, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
The export process has many more unknowns and requires greater strategic planning

What is an Export?

Thursday, December 15, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
Many companies mistakenly believe that U.S. export control laws apply only to military items. Not so.

A Primer on the U.S. Export Control Laws

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
The current export control system is administered by two different departments, three different primary licensing agencies with differing policies, all operating under two different control lists, with fundamentally different approaches to defining controlled products.

The Bewildering World of Export Control and Compliance

Monday, December 12, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
The LogisTech Curve column presents "a saga in 6 parts"

“Year-end Reflection”

Sunday, December 4, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
The client’s community charities are still often pleasantly surprised to receive checks from an advisory firm headquartered in Pittsburgh

Social Media:  Can it Work for B2B?

Thursday, November 17, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
Can social media outlets, such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, play a meaningful role in their marketing mix? Or are these tools best left to consumer-direct businesses?

Always Have an Exit Strategy

Monday, November 14, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
Don’t get locked into a provider and its technology in such a manner that the “exit costs” make it difficult to change directions when the time comes to do so.

Selling Procurement Transformation

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
Greg Schuth, a Senior Advisor with Greybeard Advisors LLC shares his views on Total Cost of Ownership.

Supply Chain Productivity Top of Mind at APICS Conference

Thursday, November 3, 2011 · Frank Quinn
Getting out of the office to attend an industry event offers a great opportunity to find out what’s on the minds of supply chain professionals and what subjects they are interested in

Cybersecurity Awareness III: Managing Supplier Risk

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
A strong enterprise-wide information security program includes managing third party risk

What Keeps Us Up at Night

Monday, October 24, 2011 · J Paul Dittmann
The supply chain arena has become a quagmire of challenges. As the world has gotten smaller, the complexity of the global supply chain has become that much more multifaceted

Cybersecurity Awareness II- Getting Your CEO’s Attention

Friday, October 21, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
Efficiencies resulting from centralizing security intelligence tools and information reduce costs while enhancing threat detection and improving incident response, all of which goes right to the bottom line

The Value of Reducing Complexity

Monday, October 17, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
Complexity tends to increase costs. Complexity can adversely affect the resilience of your supply chain (its ability to bounce back after events). Complexity makes risk management more difficult. Complexity tends to slow down decisions and actions.

Cybersecurity Awareness

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Its mission – to educate the public on the safe, secure use of the internet and our shared global digital assets through the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign.

A Treasure Trove of Data: Supplier Surveys

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki
If you’ve wondered what you might learn from supplier surveys – and how it could help your company excel – it’s never too late to start.
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