The media coverage of the BP report highlights the blame game between BP and its subcontractors. But to be fair to the BP report there is a part in the full BP report (Section 6 Part 5 page 185 of 192) that spells out what BP and the offshore oil drilling industry might like toContinue reading “Let’s be fair to the BP report for recognizing B2B and Supply Chain control and oversight”
Monthly Archives: September 2010
B2B contact and verification by patients may be the solution to Medicare Fraud
The 60 minutes story on Medicare fraud (September 2010) highlights a service verification problem that could be potentially tackled by B2B contact and verification. Medicare fraudsters’ modus operandi is to get a list of Medicare patients and just bill Medicare for fictitious supplies to patients. One preposterous example is of a retired Judge who wasContinue reading “B2B contact and verification by patients may be the solution to Medicare Fraud”
Organizatinal change and innovation- understanding tribes in Afghanistan and thinning out
September, 2010 .Face it – innovation and change in organizations is really difficult but most business organizational change and innovation pale in comparison to what Gen Petraeus needs to deliver in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, we have thousands of years of poor governance compared to the benchmark of the observers’ governance standard of the time. ButContinue reading “Organizatinal change and innovation- understanding tribes in Afghanistan and thinning out”
Highest value of Merger and Acquision (M&A) deals in ten years: $275 B $ in August
What is the operative word in “M&A deals” you might wonder -in this slow economy? Well it is “deal” given the “give-up and get out” mood of a whole bunch of selling businesses. The bright news is that there are a whole bunch of cash rich firms looking for deals in this slow economy and the volume of $275 B $ in August 2010 is the highest in 10 years,
[ Note: This post is from, September 1, 2010 and is updated on May 18, 2021 for formatting only]