2010 should bring a flurry of new acquisitions with many established companies looking to expand product lines and increase growth within the organization.
Of these companies looking to expand through acquisition, raising capital expense to fund the ne…
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Effectiveness, is key to competing in today’s business environment. Logistics is a process, a supply pipeline which connects you with your vendor/supplier and your customer.
Whether you compete domestically or globally competitors, vendors, suppl…
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To approve Spend Analysis projects, project Sponsors often need to justify to their management why they need to utilize Spend Analysis providers to do the project, as opposed to internal IT resources. Some companies may not have this problem in tha…
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In my April post entitled “Take A Long Term View”, I described a client facing a sourcing dilemma. They were purchasing materials from a distributor who had installed “free” equipment in exchange for a commitment to buy the related supplies.…
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by Claudia Tropp, – TPI.
While ITIL, the most widely accepted collection of best practices for IT Service Management (ITSM), has taken an important first step in evolving its guidance on outsourcing within the context of ITSM in its 2007 Version …
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—Tony Friscia, President, AMR Research
The devastating events in Haiti last week have organizations around the world scrambling to help. Standing behind many of those organizations is a unique supply chain software and services organization, Aidmatri…
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Have you ever considered taking the air or reconfiguring your current packaging?
Many companies do not take the time to analyze their current packaging of finished product once the product has been prepared for the end-user.
Many times I have walked th…
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Employee benefit plans are a critical component of a company’s ability to attract and hold talent. This sacred task often puts price negotiation with service providers in the hands of outside HR consultants and internal Human Resource specialists. …
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A structured competitive bid will generally result in better pricing than one-on-one negotiations with suppliers. In one clear example, a client had recently secured a 20% cost reduction in facilities services from the incumbent suppliers using face-…
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Many manufacturers are willing to work with suppliers and customers, and meet their logistical and distribution needs or requirements. After all, good practices increase efficiency and competitiveness, and save money. Furthermore, assisting customer an…
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