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2010 Holds Opportunity in Supplier Enablement - Part 2

Posted by Brad Loetz on Feb 4, 2010 7:30 AM


In Part 1 of the article concerning opportunities in supplier enablement, I thought it interesting just how few orders are processed electronically around the globe with North America at 34%, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) at 36%, and Asia/Pacific at 41%. This same research cited cost savings of EDI order processing, to that of paper processing, of $13.62 in North America, $8.85 in EMEA, and $9.12 in Asia/Pacific. The research also provided percentage and cost numbers for payment processing and noted the convergence of the procurement and payments functions, but I'll leave that for another time. Read More

The Glass Was Half Full In Some Respects

Posted by Brad Loetz on Jan 29, 2010 7:20 AM


Several of our posts have outlined just how tough 2009 was economically. We identified things we did, and should have done, to support our organizations from an IT and business integration perspective. Read More

REMEDI Thanks Clients, Staff, and Consultants For Their 2009 Contributions

Posted by Brad Loetz on Jan 19, 2010 9:29 AM


Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 - REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group, an organization providing business-2-business integration (B2Bi) and application-2-application integration (A2Ai) placement, project consulting, staff supplementation and managed services (www.remedi.com), announced today that it bested prior performance on a variety of key metrics for which the company measures. Also aiding the success for the year was improved execution on new business development, development / growth of key partnerships, new CRM utilization, and continued brand transition to mirror the growth in business integration services delivered to clients. Read More

REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group Finishes 2009 With Record Performance

Posted by Tracy Loetz on Jan 19, 2010 4:15 AM


Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 - Remedi Electronic Commerce Group, an organization providing business-2-business integration (B2Bi) and application-2-application integration (A2Ai) placement, project consulting, staff supplementation and managed services (www.remedi.com), announced today that it bested prior performance on a variety of key metrics for which the company measures. Also aiding the success for the year was improved execution on new business development, development / growth of key partnerships, new CRM utilization, and continued brand transition to mirror the growth in business integration services delivered to clients.

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The Stage Is Set For A Great 2010

Posted by Brad Loetz on Jan 7, 2010 11:19 AM


While 2009 presented the world economic challenges that many have not seen in their lifetime, folks persevered and are planning for what we all hope and expect to be a great 2010. Certain events occurred in 2009 that we believe set the stage for recovery. Economists believe the “Great Recession” ended in early summer. And while job losses were still occurring, they decreased in number as the year came to a close. The Labor Department also reported that the second quarter productivity rate jumped by 6.6%, the largest advance since 2003. And finally, sustainable or not, Wall Street bounced from early 2009 lows to a respectable year end close due to corporate productivity and profitability.

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