Today, we welcome Carl Greppin from Transpac Access. We took some time to ask Carl questions about Low Cost Country Sourcing to get details on some of the finer points of this process. Part II of this interview will be up tomorrow. There are widely varying opinions about LCCS and best practices, […]
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Recently Purchasing ran an article which, after noting that strategic sourcing is at the heart of the purchasing function, also noted that analyzing the supplier market, identifying potential suppliers to work with, deciding how you’ll work with them, planning your negotiations strategy, integrating suppliers into your business and monitoring their performance are absolutely critical for […]
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Q11: What were the key benefits of having implemented an e-sourcing solution and what would you say were the main lessons learned?
A11: The initial key benefits achieved were:
• The creation of a competitive environment for tendering all indirect expense contracts.
• Simplification and standardization of the tender process.
• Ability to track compliance to the Procurement Policy.
• Provide buyers […]
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Q7: We had a few postings last year on e-sourcing Ethics/Market Integrity (add link). I know that through some of the consulting support your organization received in the early stages of implementation, this was one of the key topics addressed. Can you comment on a few of the successes and failures when it came to […]
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I recently sat down with a former Financial Controller of a Global Retailer to look back at his experience of implementing an e-Sourcing solution in Europe. This is the first in a 3 part interview.
Q1: How/Why was the decision made to use e-Sourcing?
A1: The initial decision to look at e-sourcing was made by […]
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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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This week, I have been extensively covering the recent Aberdeen Research - Advanced Sourcing and Negotiation Benchmark, which was sponsored by Iasta. As part of the dissection and discussion, Andrew Bartolini, has offered to answer some questions from us here on E-Sourcing Forum. It will be split into two separate posts.
1. What […]
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Recently, Supply & Demand Chain Executive ran an interview with Jim Varilek of Dow Chemical who opened up on what the supply chain function needs to do in order to ensure its seat at the executive table with it belongs.
In the interview, Jim Varilek made some key points:
As a function, we’re clearly driven […]
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I cannot remember the last time I was interviewed and quoted in a magazine and yesterday received a copy of La Lettre des Achats. I was interviewed by the author, Philippe Guillaume, back in September about the growing influence of blogs in the supply management world. The group is described on their website […]
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Recently, I asked my friend, Eric Strovink, to help out with a series devoted to Spend Analysis/Visibility. This week we will be putting out a group posts which will educate and illuminate readers on a nuances of this type of technology. Truth be told, Eric did most of the writing and I am […]
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