Procurement

Driving Value Through the Procurement Process

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 · SCMR Staff APQC released the results of its latest study, Supplier Category Management: Driving Value Through the Procurement Process

Mexico poses challenge to U.S. West Coast ports

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson More evidence that shippers may be “near shoring” in the future surfaced at a maritime conference in Southern California earlier this month

Supply chain managers may consider sourcing from Mexico’s seaports

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 · Patrick Burnson More evidence that shippers may be “near shoring” in the future surfaced at a maritime conference in Southern California earlier this month

“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

Supply Chain and Procurement May Not Always Be on the Same Page

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 · SCMR Staff In a paper presented today by McKinsey & Company analysts, executives are told that on the face of it, a company’s supply chain and procurement functions should have a lot in common.

Showing Value (Part VI)

Friday, February 10, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki All too often, after a long and productive sourcing initiative, the team celebrates success when the new contract is finalized. The best efforts don’t end there.

Integrating Product Innovation and SCM to Deliver Incremental Value: Part II

Thursday, February 2, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy This is the second of a three-part article written by Maha Muzumdar, vice president of supply chain marketing, Oracle & Kerrie Foy, PLM/PIM applications product marketing, Oracle

1+1 = 3: Integrating Product Innovation and SCM to Deliver Incremental Value

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 · Maha Muzumdar & Kerrie Foy This is the first of a three-part article written by Maha Muzumdar, vice president of supply chain marketing, Oracle & Kerrie Foy, PLM/PIM applications product marketing, Oracle

Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement

Thursday, January 26, 2012 · SCMR Staff CAPS Research releases a SnapShots benchmarking report on Capital Equipment Sourcing and Procurement

Showing Value (Part II)

Monday, January 9, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki Perhaps the single most important distinction you need to make is to separate cost reduction from cost avoidance.

“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.

IBM provides details on Emptoris acquisition

Monday, December 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson By acquiring Emptoris Inc., last week, IBM has added another arrow to its “Smarter Commerce” quiver

U.S. Treasury Joins Ranks of European Governments in Embracing e-Invoicing

Monday, December 5, 2011 · Bob Cohen, Vice President, North America, Basware The federal government has made a firm commitment to e-invoicing, joining a growing number of countries promoting the use of this technology in the public sector

Five Predictions for Procurement and Supply Chain by Rosslyn Analytics

Monday, November 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Rosslyn Analytics, a data discovery and business intelligence software developer, has revealed its technology predictions for procurement executives in 2012.

ISM Ready to Introduce New Certification

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Institute for Supply Management plans to unveil the Certified in Supply Management (CSM) certificate next week