Greybeard Advisors

Supply Management for the CEO and CFO

Thursday, March 28, 2013 · Robert A Rudzki 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…

An Oversimplification… But True!

Monday, March 25, 2013 · Robert A Rudzki 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…

Is Our Profession Making Real Progress?

Saturday, October 20, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki There is anecdotal evidence that Procurement and Supply Management has regressed at some companies during the past 3 to 5 years.

Do You Have an Olympian’s Level of Commitment?

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Transforming your procurement function from a conventional, tactical role to a strategic role is not a casual undertaking.

Where’s the Creativity?

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki One of the most overworked and misused phrases is “Think Out of the Box.”

“Patience and Persistence”

Monday, March 5, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Education and adoption are keys to realizing transparent workflows that lead to drawing on agreements with preferred suppliers

“Embedding Risk Management”

Monday, February 20, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki For a Supply Chain Risk Management program to be effective it must be embedded within your sourcing process.

“Are Your Supply Chain Savings Viewed with Skepticism? – Showing Value (Part I) ”

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Supply Chain dollars are often viewed as being very different than REAL dollars.

“Year-end Reflection”

Sunday, December 4, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki The client’s community charities are still often pleasantly surprised to receive checks from an advisory firm headquartered in Pittsburgh

Creating executive awareness about supply management

Friday, January 21, 2011 · Robert A Rudzki For those of you who want a tool to open the door, and minds, of your internal decision makers, here is a suggestion.