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Six Key Steps to Sustainable Procurement Success

Monday, April 18, 2016 · Shruti Agrawal The purchasing function plays a vital role in driving revenue and requires superior capabilities to ensure long-term competency.

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

Making Procurement Great Again

Friday, April 15, 2016 · Robert A Rudzki There are three distinct categories of talent necessary for achieving optimal performance: “procurement employees” are just one of the three categories.

First Quarter Retail Sales Appear Soft

Thursday, April 14, 2016 · Jeff Berman Commerce reported that March retail sales at $446.9 billion were off 0.3 percent from February and up 1.7 percent, and the NRF said retail sales saw a 5.8 percent annual increase in March.

New UPS President Shares Vision and Goals

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Jeff Berman Transportation and logistics bellwether UPS recently announced that Cindy Miller was named as the company's president of global freight forwarding. A 28-year UPS veteran, Miller was president of UPS Europe, where she oversaw all UPS operations in more than 120 countries…

Survey Shows U.S. Ports Plan Big Investments In Capital Projects

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Patrick Burnson In its recent 2016-2020 Port Planned Infrastructure Investment Survey, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) asked its U.S. member ports how much they and their private-sector partners plan to spend on port-related freight and passenger infrastructure over the…

How Manufacturers Win by Not Playing the Field

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Less can be more when it comes to manufacturers and the number of business-to-business relationships they maintain.

The 3 Relationships Procurement Executives Must Build to Support Cost Reduction Efforts

Monday, April 11, 2016 · Paul Mandell Managing costs with limited resources poses a particularly vexing challenge to corporate procurement leaders.

Unwrapping the Hidden Value of a Parcel System

Friday, April 8, 2016 · Cheryl Murphy In this webcast we'll discuss the hidden benefits of a multi-carrier parcel shipping system that customers should consider when going through the purchase process — benefits that can deliver both future growth and cost savings.

The Mark of a Leader – Part II

Thursday, April 7, 2016 · Robert A Rudzki The effective leader makes the effort to understand root cause issues, designs a transformation plan to address gaps, and takes action to implement that plan no matter what the politics may be.

Supply Chain Fraud Levels Unchanged for Third Consecutive Year

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson For the third consecutive year, about 30 percent of Deloitte poll respondents say their companies experienced supply chain fraud, waste or abuse in the preceding year.

New Study: 70% of Executives Have Started Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 · Patrick Burnson Executives see a large gap between the current state of Digital Transformation across their extended global supply chains and what they expect to see just five years from now. These are the results of a global research study, ‘The Current and Future State of Digital Supply…

APQC Debuts Business Management Tool MosaiQ

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 · SCMR Staff Solution helps organizations measure, manage, and learn about their business processes and create custom frameworks

The Mark of a Leader – Part I

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 · Robert A Rudzki Chief Procurement Officers face unique challenges when entering a new business culture

Manufacturing Bumps Up in March, Says ISM

Friday, April 1, 2016 · Jeff Berman ISM said that the PMI, its index used to measure growth, was 51.8 in March (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped February's 49.5 by 2.3 percent.