Share This on Linked In A recent article in Global Services had an interesting article on the roles sourcing managers play in today’s global sourcing organizations. Whereas traditional managers were more focussed on: setting directions and goals, communicating policies, motivating the [...]
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Originally aired December 1, 2007.. To the tune of Closing Time by Semisonic. Buying time – time for you to go out, go out and meet the day Buying time – turn the lights on your suppliers near and far away Buying time – one month left on the contract, [...]
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Share This on Linked In A recent article in Industry Week asked if today’s five disparate global sourcing objectives present a conundrum. These days, global sourcing organizations need to: be efficient and innovative, master balancing insourcing, outsourcing and captive offshoring, minimize [...]
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Share This on Linked In Editor’s Note: This is Dick Locke’s first post as a regular contributor on Sourcing Innovation. (His previous guest posts are still archived.) Dick, who has delivered seminars to over 100 companies across the globe, is a seasoned expert on International Sourcing and Procurement who wrote the book. [...]
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Share This on Linked In A recent article in CIO Insight on Ruby Tuesday: Feasting on IT Metrics outlined some metrics that could be very useful to the restaurant industry at large. In brief, they were: Capital Expenditure as a Percentage of ROI [...]
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Share This on Linked In A classic article in the Supply Chain Management Review discusses the hierarchy of supply chain metrics because measurement is the cornerstone of operational success. According to the article, which builds on AMR Research, the best approach to measurement uses a three-tiered hierarchy that allows managers to [...]
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Share This on Linked In The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network recently ran an article on their Q&A with Patrick Taylor of Oversight Systems which covered some steps your organization can take to prevent fraud. Given that each incident of fraud costs you $441,000 on average, every bit of advice [...]
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Editor’s Note: This is Norman Katz’s first post as a regular contributor on Sourcing Innovation. (His previous guest posts are still archived.) Norman, who has published dozens of articles on the subject, is a supply chain fraud and supply chain risk expert and will be covering these topics in his new column. [...]
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Share This on Linked In A recent article on the Supply Chain Brain site by Enporion did a great job of outlining the necessary requirements for organizational success in your supply chain. Even though a center-led model is usually optimal, as it lets you take advantage of the best aspects of the centralized [...]
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Share This on Linked In Jim Lawton, Sr. VP & General Manager of D&B Supply Management Solutions, who guest posted on winning the battle on risk: information and technology here on Sourcing Innovation recently penned a great article for Industry Week on understanding risk and avoiding supply chain disruption. According to Jim, avoiding [...]
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