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ABC's of Distribution and Colaborative Commerce

Every industry has its acronyms, but in world of business computer technology they sprout faster than most.

Over the years, an array of acronyms has emerged under the general title of “collaborative commerce” — the process in which companies communicate and cooperate as part of the value-added chain of suppliers, consultants, customers and even employees. This includes the exchange of ideas, information and product data as well as the conclusion of business transactions.

If you are involved with distribution of products, here’s a primer to get you up to speed on today’s most commonly used collaborative commerce acronyms:

Your Technology Plan - Looking to the Future

Many great businesses start in a home office; grow to a small office, and then build to large successful enterprises. Think of Apple, HP, and Google to name a few obvious examples. There are thousands of companies with less recognition who have started small and grown large. You are now or could be the owner and CEO of a large company some day. On the other hand many businesses start small, stay small and are very successful and profitable as well.

In either case, it pays to look at your long term goals when planning the purchase and implementation of technology for your company.

2007 Small Business Technology Overview

Today, technology is an essential if not critical element of small business success. Taking advantage of the full breadth of the technology available to you can be very beneficial but also very daunting. Here we present a Small Business Technology checklist or roadmap that will help you to visualize and embrace the many resources and tools available to you.

Understanding your technology adoption style, from aggressive to conservative, and taking the time to learn a little about the many new tools that are available to you can be very rewarding.

This article intends to give you some food for thought and make you aware of the many options that are available.

Does Technology Make You Crazy?

We are surrounded with technology, can’t live with out it, but many find technology very frustrating. Do you feel this way? Don’t worry you are not alone. I’ll be the first to come out and say it. It drives me nuts and I am a technology expert. In the course of business and pleasure the topic of conversation always seems to touch on technology and the problems it can present.

One of the most common causes is that products come to market too quickly. This has greatly improved over the years, still far from perfect.

I am sure you have read about the surprising drop in customer satisfaction with the new German cars, high technology incorporated into new models have most people very confused, at best, or making too many trips to the service department at worst.