In contrast to the consumer-driven auto business, industries that involve only business-to-business transactions in the supply chain will be relatively unaffected by the Sino-Japan political strains, Francis Bassolino, managing director for Alaris, told the Shanghai FCC lunch.
The sales pitch for HMA's 300 physician-recruiters touts tools like the dual-head nuclear medicine cameras at 36 of the chain's hospitals--and the only Gamma Knife in Mississippi.
Unfortunately many online reports on these sell-outs are pointing out that the sold-out locations received only a handful of units, and in the case of some chain stores just one or two Surface Pro units were supplied for the launch of the device.
B2B exchanges will succeed only if traders have as much confidence that online deals will be honoured as they do in their established offline supply-chain.