Against the Grain - Webifying a big, diversified company like Cargill is no easy task. But Monica Morse, a managing director of Cargill's eVentures team, believes that the agribusiness giant has what it takes to move B2B from the field of promise to the field of profit.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Cathy Olofson   

Dirty Laundry on the Web - Shell is serious about listening to customers. So visitors can say whatever they like on Shell.com.
Publisher: Darwinmag.com     Author: David Weinberger   

Europe's Changing Energy Landscape - As Europe's power industries converge into a single, highly competitive energy market, innovative companies that move quickly will secure the high ground.
Publisher: Accenture     Author: Gill Rider   

Farmland Preservation and Ecological Footprints: A Critique - The paper analyzes two issues: the case against farmland preservation and the ecological footprint concept.
Publisher: Planning & Markets     Author: Peter Gordon; Harry W. Richardson   

Gaining value from ISO 9000 revisions - The ISO 9000 quality-assurance standard is being revised to focus far more on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
Publisher: The New Steel     Author: Amy Zuckerman   

Global Oil Industry Overview 2000 - The objective of this year's overview is to provide current knowledge and an understanding of the main global issues affecting the petroleum industry, including technology, marketing, refinery capacity, e-commerce, M&A and environment.
Publisher: PricewaterhouseCoopers     Author: Michael Cooke and Don Kinnersley   

How Metal Distributors can Benefit from Consolidation and E-Commerce - Is consolidation good or bad for the metals distribution industry? Many business owners bemoan the steady stream of acquisitions that allow the larger service centers to grab an increasing part of the market.
Publisher: Pembroke Consulting     Author: Adam J. Fein   

Mining for Nuggets of Supply Chain Value -- A Customer Profile - When mining equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco Wagner went prospecting for gold in its supply chain, it discovered a nugget of untapped value. It found that by moving to a Web-based system of interacting with its suppliers, the company can increase the efficiency of its order processes.
Publisher: iSource     Author: Andrew K. Reese   

Power Distribution -- A Growing Investment Target - Over the past decade investors in the power industry have focused their attention on acquiring generation companies, but more opportunities now are arising in the power distribution (disco) sector.
Publisher: PricewaterhouseCoopers     Author: Elliot Roseman   

Power Move - Energy, whether it's gas, oil or electricity, is just another commodity. HoustonStreet Exchange and Enermetrix.com -- both 50/50 Awards winners with B2B intranets -- have figured out how to sell it on the Web.
Publisher: CIO.com     Author: Karen D. Schwartz