Square, the Visa backed mobile credit card reading company has reported $3million worth of transactions in a single day. This is all within 12 months of its public launch. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Services’ Category
Mobile payments space hots up
Monday, May 23rd, 2011UK high street votes for NFC technology
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Orange have teamed up with Barlcaycard and a host of high street names to bring the concept of NFC payments to life whilst shopping in the UK. This means you can walk into MacDonalds, Boots, Subway, Pret, AMT coffee and even Little Chef and make payments using a phone. (more…)
Pareto in Logistics
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Pareto analysis can be applied in logistics in a number of practical ways and can be particularly useful when resources are stretched or costs need to be slashed. Andy Hudson, Managing Director of Profit Through Pareto discusses 2 areas where Pareto Analysis can be used in these cases. (more…)
Earn money watching adverts
Monday, May 9th, 2011
As Facebook looks for more ways to improve its product and raise revenue, advertising companies are announcing they are part of a “earn as you watch” Facebook marketing scheme. (more…)
Supply chain social media
Friday, May 6th, 2011
Most people are familiar with, or use social media these days in one form or another. With usage on the rise, can social media be exploited to help improve supply chains? (more…)
Accelerate your supply chain innovation
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Research into what makes companies innovative has revealed some fascinating insights. Summed up in 6 areas we take a look at them here. (more…)
Disruptive barcode scanning
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The barcode, taken for granted by both shoppers and supply chain analysts and for years threatened by emerging technologies, could be about to turn the world of high street retailing and distribution upside down. (more…)
Top management lessons learned at Google
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Google alumni are spreading lessons learned across the tech industry so Jay Yarow, from Business Insider decided to reach out to few ex-employees to get tips on how other organisations can improve.
Summarising the list, we’ve asked, how applicable are some of these tips to supply chains? (more…)
What are the top 30 qualities of a supply chain business analyst and how can they add value to your business?
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
A business analyst (BA) is someone who analyses and understands an organisation, in order to help find (technology based) solutions to its problems. They can be an internal resource or third party consultant. Their value and role however is often debated. So what are some of the top 30 qualities and how much value does a strong BA add to your organisation? (more…)
How to use the Pareto Principle in stock management
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Working in a supply chain job, role or project you can inherit a whole heap of stock management problems to sort out. If you have limited time, resources or strict deadline pressures, yet know you need to resolve and deliver solutions, which ones do you look at first and which will give you the greatest return once solved?