Andrew White

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Wal-Mart takes aim at Supply Chain Cost

by Andrew White  |  January 5, 2010  |  Comments Off

The Financial Times ran a report yesterday (January 4th) in its USA print edition that highlights how Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is planning to save money by focusing again on its famous supply chain.  This time, consolidated spend is the focus for ever greater leverage over smaller numbers of suppliers; and the removal of [...]

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Buy-side versus Sell-side MDM of Product Data – two sides of the same coin?

by Andrew White  |  September 21, 2009  |  3 Comments

I spoke with an end user the other day that had a pretty forward looking strategy as it related to MDM, and specifically MDM of Product Data.  When we talk about MDM of Product Data, there are assumptions that we all make – and these might be different.  Is MDM of Product Data a sell-side [...]

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