Sourcing

End-to-End Supply Chain Synchronization: A strategy for uncertain times

Monday, November 9, 2020 · Daniel A. Pellathy, Michael Burnette and Theodore (Ted) Stank Synchronization can manage shocks, recover stability and set the stage for future gains.

COVID-19 Pandemic Supply Chains: Seize the moment

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 · Matthew Lekstutis, Mark Newberry and Oren Ben-Zeev Forget the new normal. Think instead of a new beginning to transform supply chains.

Planning for the Supply Chain of the Future

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Marisa Brown, senior principal reseach lead, supply chain, APQC To survive and thrive, organizations must balance efficiency with adaptability, flexibility and effectiveness.

Localizing Your Supply Chain

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 · SCMR Staff In this webinar, The Honey Pot Company’s CFO, Simon Gray and NetSuite’s Health and Beauty Segment Lead, Go Kamiyama, will discuss onshoring vs. offshoring and what that change means for your business.

Negotiating the Economic Downturn

Monday, May 11, 2020 · Jonathan Hughes and Ashley Hetrick These six supply chain strategies can carry you through difficult times.

Measuring the impact of sourcing on the world’s workforce

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson Nearly a full score of GISC member companies have pledged to hire more than 25,000 new impact workers by the end of next year. The goal for 2021 is 100,000.

The Right Way to Procure Indirect Materials and Services

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 · Jayanth Jayaram and Sime Curkovic A new IP standard offers a framework to get the most from your indirect spend.

PwC Shares New Information on Forced Labor Law

Friday, April 15, 2016 · Patrick Burnson PwC has published a paper on “3 Things You Need to Know” about the law recently for supply chain managers to consider. In this exclusive interview with Brian Dunch, Principal at PwC, we explore some of the finer details

Offshoring Remains Strong, Says New Supply Chain Research

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson The maturing global services industry experienced continued growth in 2015, with location activity reaching an all-time high. The drivers of that growth, however, have evolved. Small and mid-sized buyers led growth across industry verticals, and the adoption of new…

Is Outsourcing Causing You to Divest From Your Own Product?

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · Michael Gravier One of the biggest issues facing supply chains today are that companies are outsourcing too much of the process and development, and are therefore divesting themselves too much from their own product. This results in the company loosing control of the process, and going over…

Praising Procurement Specialists

Thursday, January 14, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Greybeard Advisors is Named a Top Strategic Sourcing Consultancy by Kennedy Consulting

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · Rosemary Coates In the 1990s and 2000s, companies went to China out of fear of being left behind, not necessarily because they had made an informed decision based on data about the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Now it seems they are coming back for fear of being left behind again.

Pro-Active Budgeting for Success

Monday, August 31, 2015 · Robert A Rudzki Don't let the conventional budget process constrain your ability to add real value to your organization.

Supply Chain Data Analytics and Big Data

Friday, August 21, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock Regardless of the industry, the best companies are in the midst of transforming their supply chains to gain a sustainable competitive advantage.

Risk Management in the Coffee Supply Chain

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, based in Portland, Oregon, is an importer of high quality specialty-grade coffees from over 15 countries around the world. As pioneer of the “Relationship Coffee Model,” it has championed the direct trade model and the creation of…