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Double Marginalization and the Decentralized Supply Chain (White Paper Excerpt)

PI Blogger — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:53:46 +0100

Double marginalization is defined as the “exercise of market power at successive vertical layers in a supply chain.” Dating back to Lerner (1934) the problem that arises as a result of double marginalization is tied to an impetus to mark up the product’s price above marginal cost. According to a 2005 Caltech paper (Vertical Integration of Successive Monopolists: A Classroom Experiment) the sequence of mark-ups “leads to a higher retail price and lower combined profit for the supply chain than would arise if the firms were vertically integrated.”

Handheld Applications Guidebook

wire321 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:46:59 +0000

The Handheld Aplocation Guide is a white paper that was co-authored by Synchrologic and Technocrats Consulting [ Now Wirehead Technology] in 2000. The guide shows companies a no nonsense plan on how to create a mobile netwiork for your enterprise. Even though the guide was written seven years ago. The strategies in the guide are still relavent in today's fast moving mobile world. After reviewng the if you have more questions on mobile planning for your enterprise. visit our website at www.myspace.com/wireheadtec or email Howard Lee CIO of Wirehead Technology at tcrats321@yahoo.com

ARIBA SPEND MANAGEMENT: Sarbanes–Oxley Discovery Tool: October 2003

ariba — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:13:35 +0100

confidence. As a result, Corporate Governance has moved to the forefront of business agendas. There is an
increasing focus on corporate accountability and compliance with regulators holding top executives personally
responsible for misrepresentation of company performance. In fact, new regulations explicitly address this
shift:
• In the United States, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act seeks corporate accountability for financial reporting
and disclosure of internal business controls and processes.
• In Europe, mandated adoption of the Internal Accounting Standards (IAS) by 2005 sets profound

Forrester Wave Accounts Payable EIPP

jfogarty — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:13:06 +0100

The report is a bit dated but still a pretty thorough overview of the EIPP market.

Exec Summary:
Electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) is becoming an essential tool for businesses.
EIPP solutions fall into two categories: accounts receivable (AR) solutions for sellers who want to get
electronic invoices into the hands of buyers; and accounts payable (AP) solutions, geared toward buyers
who want to receive all invoices electronically. To assess the state of the AP EIPP market and see how the

Fact or Fiction? 5 eSourcing Myths

jfogarty — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:38:18 +0100

Are you considering whether an automated sourcing solution makes sense for your business? A comprehensive, well-implemented eSourcing strategy can offer your company the chance to dramatically increase sourcing efficiency, negotiate significant savings, and improve supplier relationships.

Strategic Sourcing in the Mid-Market

jfogarty — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:33:10 +0100

An Aberdeen Group report on the challenges (and thus far missed opportunities) of strategic sourcing among mid-market companies.

"Inadequate sourcing competencies are costing mid-size firms more than $134 billion in missed supply savings opportunities annually."

Several key takeaways are presented in specific detail within the document:

* Mid-size companies have prioritized sourcing competency as necessary for survival
* Most mid-size firms lack the process and commodity expertise and supporting organizational and technology infrastructure to transform sourcing operations.

THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-BUSINESS

Causeway — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:22:29 +0100

When electronic business is to be implemented as an integral part of day-to-day operations, there will inevitably be a powerful, sometime fractious, coupling between commercial reality and technology. The result of such a marriage can be either a disappointing shock to each side, or a synthesis that delivers real opportunities. Business managers understand their operational responsibilities and rightly demand highly flexible and technically competent solutions that have a similar depth of process awareness.

Sophos Security threat report

philh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:29:39 +0100

The first six months of 2007 continued 2006’s trend of rapidly mutating virus and spam campaigns. Small targeted attacks were favored rather than the large-scale, high-profile attacks of a few years ago. The web in particular continued to be a growing and significant source of threats, being overrun with Trojans, spyware and adware, potentially unwanted applications and undesirable websites.

GoSecure

Messagelabs Guide to Messaging security

philh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:28:17 +0100

This guide dives into the importance of messaging security around the desktop and then it goes into the three additional components of anti-spam, IM, and web security.

The Business Case for Enterprise VOIP

ubuntU — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:27:15 +0100

A recent Intel pilot demonstrated cost savings and user productivity benefits using a session initiation protocol (SIP)-based Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX), VoIP desk phones, VoIP softphones, digital-to-IP phones and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi*) SIP mobile handsets.

General EIPP Questions

Accountis — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:26:53 +0100

What is EIPP and EBPP?
Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) is a
system where invoices are presented to the customers
electronically via the Internet and provides customers
with the ability to pay the invoices electronically.
Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) is similar
where companies send bills to their customers and offer
the ability to pay these bills electronically via the Internet.
There are many derivatives of EIPP and EBPP models,
often called B2B models, but Accountis uses the direct
model where companies use Accountis as a third party