Tuesday, July 2, 2013 · Sumantra Sengupta
What trends will affect the next generation of supply chains? That’s a question more and more SCM professionals are asking themselves. The 10 trends offered here are validated with executive input from senior executives across different industries. By understanding,…
Monday, July 1, 2013 · By Ram Narasimhan, Tobias Schoenherr, and Joseph Sandor
How do you extend the frontiers of supply management excellence and build a solid competitive advantage? Answers to this pivotal question emerged from an Executive Summit of supply chain leaders convened recently at Michigan State University. The four companies profiled here,…
Monday, July 1, 2013 · Adrian Gonzalez
Social media can—and should—play a central role in supply chain management. After all, social networking is not really about socializing, but about facilitating people-to-people communication and collaboration. And isn’t that at the heart of managing and executing supply…
Monday, July 1, 2013 · Jonathan Hughes, Jessica Wadd, and Jeff Weiss
When negotiating in high-stakes, high-risk (“extreme”) situations with suppliers, the tendency is to act quickly and forcefully. Yet acting in haste to take charge and look in control often leads to disappointing, even dangerous, results. A better approach: slow down the…
Monday, July 1, 2013 · William Atkinson
Experts point to certain key traits of procurement excellence, including an overall strategic orientation, alignment with business objectives, a risk management role, and an ability to collaborate both internally and externally. Here are some insights on developing these…
