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Globalization making major impact on automotive industry

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 · SCMR Staff "The Assembly Plant of the Future -- Restructuring Global Manufacturing to Meet the Challenges of the Global Economy," discusses the challenges of global manufacturing and how forward-looking automakers are restructuring their supply chains.

“Is Your Organization Committed to Procurement Talent Management? – part 2”

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki Too many organizations take an informal approach to talent management, often dwelling on the tactical skills -- if they focus on anything at all

Global Supply Chain disruptions on the rise

Monday, December 6, 2010 · Patrick Burnson A new survey from the Business Continuity Institute has revealed serious levels of supply chain failure

“Is Your Organization Committed to Talent Management? – part 1”

Monday, December 6, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki One of the key success factors in creating a world-class supply management organization is devoting time, effort and budget to talent management.

Social networking as supply chain enabler

Friday, December 3, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Would embedding features like chat, wikis and instant messaging into ERP offer significant benefits? New research suggests that it might.

UPS Logistics Technologies to be acquired by Thoma Bravo

Friday, November 19, 2010 · Patrick Burnson UPS today announced an agreement to sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm

National intermodal policy must drive rail plan, say educators

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 · Patrick Burnson In its comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “National Rail Plan,” prominent supply chain educators have taken issue with several objectives

The Nature of Energy as a Purchased Item - Part Two

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki In our last posting, we began outlining some of the aspects that make energy unique among purchased items and why a “one set and forget” or “one size fits all” purchasing procedure does not apply.

BSR study shows supply chain’s sustainable practices are key

Monday, November 8, 2010 · Patrick Burnson Despite continuing uncertainty about the world’s economy, most survey respondents embrace CSR/sustainability as part of their core strategies and operations in the next five years

The Nature of Energy as a Purchased Item - Part One

Sunday, November 7, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki Of the myriad of items that are purchased by companies on a daily basis, energy is a stand out.

Book Review:  “Dynamic” Supply Chains Called New Pathway to Productivity

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 · Frank Quinn New book titled Dynamic Supply Chains: Delivering Value Through People (2nd Edition) explains how to align supply chain operations with customer expectations. Companies that do this successfully achieve greater business success and customer satisfaction. In addition, their…

“Supplier Recognition: Start Now!”

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki There is real, tangible value in recognizing your exceptional suppliers. But, doing supplier recognition well takes a lot of planning.

Is It Time for a Rebirth of Strategic Sourcing? – part 2

Sunday, October 3, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki How do you keep the organization interested? How do you re-energize everyone? Here are a few ideas to consider out of a long list of possibilities

Is It Time for a Rebirth of Strategic Sourcing?—Part 1

Thursday, September 30, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki The blogosphere has been alive recently with a debate about the alleged death of strategic sourcing.

Accenture wins major energy supply chain contract

Sunday, September 12, 2010 · SCMR Staff The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded Accenture a four-year, $73 million contract to integrate DLA’s energy supply chain into its enterprise business system program.