Friday, September 3, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
The recently concluded SCOPE West conference in Las Vegas yielded some remarkable information, and delivered on its promise of fresh insight.
Thursday, September 2, 2010 · Richard J. Sherman
With conventional approaches to supply chain cost cutting pretty much exhausted, what’s the next big area of opportunity? It may well be Business Process Outsourcing—a strategy of outsourcing supply chain processes in a way that increases agility and responsiveness while…
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki
Today’s guest blogger is my colleague James Baehr, who in addition to his broad experience with Strategic Sourcing, heads up the IT Strategic Sourcing practice at Greybeard Advisors LLC
Friday, August 27, 2010 · Frank Quinn
Career development, software and technology, and global supply chain management are among the topics that Supply Chain Management Review will be covering in 2011. What supply chain subjects matter most to you?
Thursday, August 5, 2010 · Frank Quinn
Supply chain virtual conference offers workshop sessions in sourcing, procurement, transportation, warehousing and reverse logistics. Workshops emphasize the fundamentals of supply chain management.
Monday, August 2, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki
Leading companies often take advantage of a powerful source of competitive advantage: preferred relationships with their suppliers
Friday, July 23, 2010 · Robert A Rudzki
One of the many challenges of a supply chain leader is to ensure that strategic priorities and initiatives are accomplished while the important tactical and operational urgencies are addressed on a daily basis.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
One of the key results of a study done by Global consultancy IDC Manufacturing Insights is that manufacturers, while pressured to reduce costs, have pulled back on the prevalence of low-cost country sourcing.
Monday, July 19, 2010 · Patrick Burnson
A.T. Kearney recently released the results of a global study, which suggests that indirect procurement categories like IT, marketing and advertising, facilities management, MRO, Logistics and professional services, have become increasingly important to Chief Procurement…
Friday, May 21, 2010 · Jim McIntosh and Margot Levin
Many large companies still procure services at the local level, believing that this spend category is best managed and measured there. Yet this approach forecloses on some important opportunities. Organizations that have successfully moved from a local to an enterprise-wide…
Friday, May 21, 2010 · Jim McIntosh and Margot Levin
Environmental services is often considered to be ill suited for an enterprise-wide procurement and management approach. The reason given: it’s too specialized and difficult to measure. Yet the following real-life example from a large client illustrates the opportunity for…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Frank Quinn
Business today is unrelenting. Just as you've finished up a dynamite promotion campaign or launched a superefficient distribution center, the market has a tendency of saying, “Not bad, but what have you done for me lately?” That's cold!
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Justin Reaume
When demand sags, inventory can all too easily pile up, putting pressure on the financial performance of the organization. The procurement team can do much to relieve the situation—and in the process exert a powerful impact on overall business performance. The six action…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Robert J. Trent
Most companies are less than satisfied with their systems in place to measure supplier performance (if they even have a system at all). But creation of an effective supplier scorecard—one that aligns directly with the outcomes sought from doing business with that…
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