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It’s not surprising that last week’s SupplyNow podcast featuring Arizona State University Professor Joseph Carter’s take on the supply management talent crunch has generated tremendous feedback. In a spate of recent studies, supply executives rank recruiting and maintaining talent among their most pressing challenges.
I’m happy to invite Charles Dominick, Charles Dominick, president and founder of Next Level Purchasing [...]

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This is the second installment of our interview with Andrew Bartolini from Aberdeen. He takes some time to answer detailed questions about the supply management marketplace, adoption/traction and future. Thanks to Andrew for spending time to participate.

1. The Benchmark report indicates that many companies still do not use e-Sourcing strategies. From our [...]

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Recently, Supply and Demand Chain Executive ran an article on Embracing Complexity that pointed out that supply networks that are becoming increasingly extended and complex; integration between companies and their trading partners is becoming deeper at the systems and process levels; and emerging technologies like radio frequency identification are producing ever-growing mountains of supply chain [...]

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Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.

I said, young man, there’s no need to frown.

We have a new name for the problem.

Young man, there’s a term you should know.

I said, young man, when you need to save dough.

Look into it, [...]

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Once the darling of the U.S. automotive industry, Chrysler is now getting more bad press than Britney Spears. After years of decreasing sales and disappearing profits, Chrysler last week announced a massive restructuring plan. At the same time, rumors arose that parent Daimler-Benz is actively shilling the North American unit.
The Details
Chrysler Group last week announced [...]

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Part of successfully launching a reverse auction project is preparing for the related questions and issues that might occur. Preemptively addressing some will avoid confusion and help the process. Suppliers might have questions about the process they are being involved in once an auction invitation and package is issued and accepted. Have [...]

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A few months ago, Geraint John penned a great article over on Supply Management where he urged CPOs to take the lead in contract manufacturing and understand the differences between contract manufacturing and other types of supplier relationships.

According to the article, contract operations have unique characteristics and differ from other types of strategic sourcing in [...]

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Yesterday we identified some of the practices of the top-performing supply management organizations in the mid-market. Before that, we examined the pressures forcing mid-market companies to step up their supply management capabilities — and the challenges that stand in their way. Today, we’ll showcase the real-world supply management transformation of Le Chase Construction, a $500 [...]

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Today I’d like to welcome back Jim Lawton, VP and General Manager of Open Ratings, a D&B company, back for a follow-up on his Five Types of Supply Risk piece and the role of information and technology in risk mitigation.

Let’s face it – the single best way to reduce your exposure to risk introduced [...]

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In What’s Ahead for 2007? Wharton predicted the following:

In U.S., Housing Slump Tempers Upbeat View
India Is Rocking
Spain and Europe: Banking on Continued Growth
Challenges Ahead for Latin America
The Outlook from Inside China

Furthermore, be it directly or indirectly, all of these will impact your supply chain. After all, falling housing costs are dragging down the [...]

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