Marquis, a specialist in energy and agricultural commodities, needed a new approach to supply-chain planning and optimization. Bart Pieper, director of business technology and integration, tells how the company found the right technology vendor for the job.

Eastman Chemical wanted to shift its focus from commodity to specialty chemicals. But the change would necessitate a major transformation of the company's supply chain, and a whole new relationship with suppliers. Mike Berry, vice president of global procurement and chief procurement officer, tells how it was accomplished.

Oracle Corp. has introduced Oracle Analytics Cloud, a portfolio of applications providing business intelligence and analytics for both traditional and big data.