While it may not have the news-cycle cachet of a $700 Billion bailout, or the immediate voyeuristic drawing power of the battle of the banking titans (i.e. Wells/Citi/Wachovia), the struggles that suppliers are facing finding cash flow and short-term credit can have immediate and long-term impact on supply chains if those suppliers fail or are […]
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Few would deny that spend management has taken hold and earned it’s place at the table in the C-Suite of large companies. But in the mid-market (<$2 billion in annual revenues), adoption of the principals and tools of the “big companies” has been slower to take hold. In fact, we recently conducted a survey of […]
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Last week, Supply Excellence contributor Kris Colby reported from the Sourcing Interests Group’s regional conference that sustainable supply strategies are not just a passing fad. After rubbing elbows with sourcing and supply management executives from some of the world’s largest manufacturing and retail companies, Kris came away with this conclusion: “world class sourcing organizations are […]
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Mark Hillman is doing a fantastic job at AMR Research, investigating an area which I follow very closely: supply risk management. His recent brief on the subject (registration / subscription required), Supply Chain Risk Management Hits Mainstream, describes some of the findings of a more detailed report which the firm will release later this summer. […]
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