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During this Webcast, Danny Ertel and Jon Hughes of Vantage Partners will discuss the challenges procurement organizations face in influencing complex professional services spend, share advice for gaining access and building credibility with internal stakeholders (who are often very senior executives), and offer proven strategies to deliver value on one…
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GTM Case Study: How a Fortune 500 CPG Company Saved $12M by Reexamining Its Ocean SpendingHow to Compare Actual Landed CostsChristmas Trees in December and Bloomsday T-Shirts in May – Difficult Supply Chain Challenges
Posted 05/06 · 10:51 AM · SCMR Editorial
These are major logistics challenges of a huge event like this, and the Bloomsday logisticians did a remarkable job.
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ISM to Outline its Growth Strategy
Posted 04/27 · 09:24 AM · SCMR Editorial
Shortly before staging the 98th Annual International Supply Management Conference & Educational Exhibit
ion in Dallas this week, ISM received some valuable social networking exposure
Speak Like a CFO and Gain Management’s Attention (and Support)
Posted 04/18 · 09:45 AM · SCMR Editorial
Being able to communicate with your senior executives in their language, and thereby connect with them, is a key element determining the future of procurement.
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HP Selects E2open as Platform for Global Supplier Collaboration
Posted 04/18 · 09:32 AM · SCMR Editorial
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Supply Management for the CEO and CFO
Posted 03/28 · 07:39 AM · SCMR Editorial
One of the greatest opportunities for procurement and supply management professionals is connecting with their company’s senior management.
Doing so can help create an awareness of supply management’s potential, and thereby improve the odds of gaining top management’s buy-in and support.
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An Oversimplification… But True!
Posted 03/25 · 08:14 AM · SCMR Editorial
When it’s all said and done companies do two basic things – they sell (products and/or services) and to sell, they need to buy. An oversimplification? Not really. Whether a company is comprised of thousands of employees, or only one, it’s very likely that to sell a good or service the company needs to buy something? Even the company of one.
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Ocean Shippers Must Come to Terms with Carrier Efficiency “Myths”
Posted 03/05 · 01:49 PM · SCMR Editorial
Given all the mysterious and metrical nuances of ocean cargo shipping, supply chain managers are increasingly challenged on how to monitor and measure this essential mode of global transport.
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Retailers Relieved About Avoidance of “Fiscal Cliff”
Posted 01/02 · 11:19 AM · SCMR Editorial
The National Retail Federation today welcomed an agreement reached between the White House and Congress on a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff.
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West Coast Ports May Have to Pick up the Slack
Posted 12/21 · 12:16 PM · SCMR Editorial
While shippers using East and Gulf Coast ports brace for the imminent strike of ILA dockworkers, the West Coast shipping community is also expressing concern.
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Retailer’s Supply Chain in Jeopardy if Port Strike is Not Averted
Posted 12/20 · 08:34 AM · SCMR Editorial
In two separate letters, The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) called upon President Obama to engage directly in contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd.
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