OK, admittedly this is self-serving, but there’s a new article at IndustryWeek highlighting research from AberdeenGroup that shows that companies that outsource have increasing needs to leverage technology to meet their business challenges.

According to the article, the study also shows that outsourcing is increasing the need for more visibility throughout the supply chain. Of respondents surveyed, 69% ranked supply chain visibility their top supplier and global trade technology priority, followed by supply chain costing (58%), supplier/contract manufacturer collaboration (56%), supplier enablement (56%) and trade compliance and free trade agreement management (43%).

I’ve talked about the need for increased visibility repeatedly and it’s been echoed by other analysts as well. And, as I’ve mentioned in the past, while the term visibility is used quite liberally, the real benefit comes from what you do with that visibility - how you get it into the hands of the right people accompanied by tools that actually let them respond rapidly to the changes that are impacting your business that counts.

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