Procurement

Suppliers Face Many Challenges when Working with Government

Monday, May 3, 2021 · Jarrod McAdoo Many suppliers who wish to work within the public sector are finding that long, costly, and complex procurement cycle times, lack of clarity on how to connect with Public Sector organizations, and a perception that competition is just “for show” and new suppliers have…

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: The lure of preferential treatment

Thursday, April 8, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock On this episode, Steven A. Melnyk discusses why preferential treatment is important, and how to earn it. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Transforming procurement at Nordstrom

Sunday, March 21, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock The fashion retailer's sourcing leader is centralizing procurement with an eye towards top line growth

New Procurement Research Paper Issued by The Hackett Group Contains Analysis on Risk and Reward

Thursday, January 14, 2021 · Patrick Burnson The Hackett Group’s 2021 Procurement Key Issues research examines how CPOs are refocusing their agenda in the coming year.

Supply Chain Startup: Mercado Lab’s vision? Digitize Plan, Buy, Move

Friday, August 21, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Texas-based startup platform digitizes the workflow for importers from the PO through payment

JSCM Video: Managing buyer-supplier conflicts

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock When buyers and suppliers are at loggerheads, how a buyer reacts, and the message that reaction sends, has an impact on how suppliers respond

COVID-19: Lessons for Effective and Responsible Sourcing in Times of Crisis

Monday, June 15, 2020 · SCMR Staff This webinar will draw on lessons learned from past major events, to discuss things every purchasing professional should do ... and be careful NOT to do...in light of the coronavirus.

5 Traits of the Transformational CPO

Friday, May 22, 2020 · Keith Hausmann CPOs that aspire to be change leaders have to leverage all of the resources available to them, including talent, external partnerships and technology.

Demand disruption and channel-based supply chain flexibility

Monday, May 18, 2020 · Daniel Taylor, Alan Pritchard, Dale Duhan and Shashank Mishra There's much to learn from the shortages of spring 2020

NextGen Technology: Blockchain for vendor management

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 · Sahil Guleria and Alok Sharma Vendor management is time-consuming and tedious. Blockchain presents an opportunity to streamline the process.

Procurement at the Forefront

Friday, May 8, 2020 · Yves Thill, Elouise Epstein and Sonali Agarwal The full range of strengths demonstrated by leading organizations in the AEP (strategic focus, highly impactful organization, twice the average return) will be even more crucial in the difficult days ahead.

COVID-19: Lessons for Sourcing

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · John V. Gray and Finn Wynstra The Coronavirus has upended many aspects of life. Here, we focus on some key lessons for managers in manufacturing firms in charge of strategic sourcing decisions. That is, managers responsible for selecting and managing upstream suppliers.

ISM CEO Derry provides deep dive into impact of COVID-19 on supply chain and business operations

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 · Jeff Berman Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management, talks about how nearly all ISM members are dealing with disruptions stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A Sales/Procurement Training Experiment

Sunday, April 19, 2020 · Jim Baehr The problems we'll face in the post pandemic world may look the same but contextually they'll be very different. Will we as Sourcing professionals develop answers collaboratively and in a manner relevant to new situations? Will it be pre-pandemic business as usual?…

COVID-19 and the MRO Supply Chain

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 · Debra Yorkman It's time for MRO organizations to re-evaluate their sources of parts and components.