On the day the stock market lost a record $1.2 trillion in value, another trading exchange saw values of its stocks rise nearly 65%. A factor that could have implications for your company’s spend management and operating plans.
Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a group of fossil-fuel burning power plants in 10 Northeastern states [...]
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Deloitte’s Ryan Flynn recently previewed the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) webinar and their Wal-Mart case study. As you likely recall, Wal-Mart received a very public PR black-eye a few years ago when some of their subcontracted cleaning crews turned out to be comprised of undocumented workers. The media hung the company out to dry [...]
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Should the government bailout the financial institutions or should they let them fail? While this issue is debated, those with a strong strategic sourcing background may see a significant opportunity.
While there is risk with the Government taking over these assets, this risk is minimized if they are purchased at the current true market [...]
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Last week, I posted an analysis of Accenture’s recent SRM report. Now,
Manufacturing Business Technology has a detailed take on the study as well. Tim “sound-bite” Minahan and Mickey North Rizza are quoted extensively. In the article, Tim refers to a new law of “diminishing returns” in procurement. “You can only take so much out [...]
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This morning, I’d like to welcome a guest blogger to Spend Matters. Lisa Reisman is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Aptium Global. She is also Spend Matters’ middle market guru. For this guest post, I asked Lisa to jot down some of her thoughts on Aberdeen’s recent survey of direct materials sourcing in [...]
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