Today’s guest post is from Robert A. Rudzki, a former Fortune 500 senior executive of supply management who now advises other companies as President of Greybeard Advisors LLC, a strategic management advisory firm. Bob has authored several business books including Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise and Straight to the Bottom Line. Bob also writes the Transformation Leadership blog for the Supply Chain Management Review. (e-mail Bob at rudzki <at> greybeardadvisors <dot> com.)How fast can a company transform itself to world-class supply management?One of the most interesting conversations I participated in recently centered around …
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November 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Guest Author, Procurement Innovation, e-Leaders Speak
Today’s post is from Chris Jacob Abraham of IBM and blogmaster of @ Supply Chain Management.Are you pat down with the “V” shaped recovery or perhaps the “U” shaped recovery? Or perhaps, you’re attuned to stair stepping model of recovery that is headed to the dungeon of doom (nefarious toothless grin on my face)? As you might gather from the dates between the last post and this one, I’ve been so long in the dungeon of doom, it is so dark there, that I’ve made only the slightest efforts to surface albeit with a severe case of decompression. I am …
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October 29th, 2009 | Posted in Guest Author, Market Intelligence, e-Leaders Speak
Today’s guest post is from Vinnie Mirchandani of Deal Architect and New Florence. New Renaissance. Vinnie, a founding member of the Enterprise Advocates, is a tireless advocate of trends and technologies that can help buyers get more for less. Ray Wang gives us a timely reminder that “Labor Day (US & Canadian Holiday) traditionally marks the end of summer BBQ’s, the beginning of the fall conference season, and yes, the time to begin a review of your software maintenance contacts that expire at the end of the year.”I would say start with that — and then keep going. Take …
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October 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Contract Management, Cost Reduction, Guest Author, Technology, e-Leaders Speak
Today’s guest post is from Brian Sommer of Vital Analysis — a research analyst firm that advises technology buyers on what to buy or run from — and TechVentive — a market research firm that advises major technology and services firms on the messages that resonate with today’s buyers. He is also the blogmaster of Software and Services Safari.So it’s time to reset the plans, dreams, strategies, etc. of souring and procurement organizations. The economy has bottomed out. Businesses have exhausted their inventories and must replenish their stores. Sourcing should kick in again. But will it be any different …
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October 19th, 2009 | Posted in Guest Author, Sourcing Innovation, e-Leaders Speak
