Eight months after taking the wheel of ailing Chrysler Corporation, former Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli (and his well-heeled private equity backers) has named a new Chief Procurement Officer. Although who was appointed comes as no surprise to readers of Supply Excellence.
As speculated here back in September, Nardelli yesterday finally tapped his old lieutenant John […]
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For many companies, supplier diversity has been like New Year’s resolutions: we have the best intentions of doing them, but typically fail to as other initiatives get in the way.
Sure certain industries like Aerospace and Defense have been pushing diversity programs for decades, but their initial motivation was largely government mandates. Automakers and retailers initially […]
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Four months after acquiring ailing automaker Chrysler Corporation, Cerebus Capital Management appears to be rounding out the new leadership. With industry’s shock over tapping the anointing tarnished Home Depot chief Robert Nardelli as Chrysler’s new CEO dissipating, Cerebus has revved up its recruitment engine in recent weeks, poaching top talent from Toyota’s sales and marketing […]
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In case you missed it, the automotive sector went back to the future last week, when the world’s largest automakers announced plans to share more parts and assemblies in an effort to hold down cost and improve quality.
On paper, the move could provide much-needed cost and product stability. However, the auto sector has a dubious track […]
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Earlier this week, I turned Supply Excellence readers onto an informative new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, The report offers a wealth of insight and some of the most actionable strategies I’ve seen for successful China sourcing.
Importantly, BCG recommends different strategies depending upon your company’s level of maturity in sourcing in China — from “Testing […]
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News yesterday that the newly independent Chrysler has appointed ex-Home Depot Chief Robert L. Nardelli as Chief Executive Officer sent shockwaves through Detroit. (And reverbrations through the entire automotive industry.)
Nardelli is certainly an unlikely choice for an automaker looking to mount a comeback both for its finances and for its brand. First, he’s an ousider. And […]
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Nearly every vendor and consulting firm that I’ve spoken with considers the middle market a huge Spend Management opportunity. And for good reason: middle market firms represent a huge segment of the overall procurement and supply chain market, but many have failed to adopt even rudimentary processes and technologies necessary to tackle opportunities from strategic […]
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