This post is a little lengthy, so it’s been broken down into Comedy and Community, which you can skip to if you’re short on time.Comedy Yakko Rapid Response Management. I don’t think we’d ever have thought of that at our old jobs! […]
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A recent Industry Week article, that noted that adoption of product lifecycle management (PLM) technology is reaching record levels and that the PLM market experienced a stronger-than-expected 13.5% growth rate to reach an estimated 24.3 Billion in 2007, also reported that implementations can quickly develop returns on investment of 100% to 300%. Considering the […]
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I found a recent Industry Week article that discussed how private equity [is] helping mid-size manufacturers thrive in [an] increasingly competitive global marketplace quite interesting. The article, which noted that help from the right private equity firms can allow mid-sized manufacturers to bring more efficient and productive systems into the organization that are designed […]
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When we left the Sourcing Maniacs, they had just finished learning about BIQ and the true meaning of spend analysis. We join them wandering the streets of Southborough, MA. Yakko, Wakko, & Dot We’re the sourcing-maniacs We’re […]
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At the end of Part I, the Sourcing Maniacs had just completed their Aravo visit, the first stop on their journey. After Aravo, they took a trip to Massachusetts to visit their old friends Pinky and the Brain, but were unsuccessful as their friends were under lockdown until the annual user conference. However, […]
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I recently read an article on Purchasing.com about HP’s Purchasing Organization titled HP’s purchasing organization looks beyond price. At $104B in annual revenue, HP is quite a large organization with $16.5B in Indirect and Services Spend. The article talks about about how HP’s Procurement Organization initially focused their efforts on cost reductions but have […]
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Not that long ago, in Local Suppliers, Your Opportunity is Now!, I echoed Tim Cummins’ sentiments when he stated that the current market should offer the perfect storm for local suppliers to make their case that, when everything is factored in, they are often the best choice for your business as they are often able […]
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These days, manufacturers are purchasing more and more goods from global suppliers. As a result, manufacturers have to become more sophisticated in their analysis, more accurate in their demand forecasting, and more knowledgeable about the global marketplace and the changes it is undergoing. To this effect, a recent Industry Week article titled Sources […]
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Even though it’s a topic the doctor mentions regularly (see AMR’s 7 Supply Chain Best Practices, and Procurement Lead Time Optimization, and The Benefits and Risks of Global Product Development, for example), it’s something that he rarely dedicates a post to. However, since, Supply and Demand Chain Executive recently published an article by Heather […]
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Supply and Demand Chain Executive recently ran an article on some 2008 Global Trade and Supply Chain Predictions that are worth restating. It’s predictions were as follows: Green continues to grow Thanks to Al Gore and the China fiascos of 2007, this is a guarantee. […]
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