Sourcing Innovation: Monthly Archives for July 2011

Cost Reduction Strategies to Avoid

Beware of Bids on Fleet Maintenance That Are Too Low

Why Siamese Don't Always Make the Best Assistants

Is Your Organization Serving the Right Market?

If This is Your Advertisement for a Sourcing Manager, You Have a Talent Management Problem.

What to Look for in a Strategic Sourcing Decision Optimization Solution

What Competing Agendas?

Is Your Supply Management Organization Ready for Gen-Y?

Is Supply Management the Economic Cure Everyone is Looking For?

Cost Leaders Do Not Sacrifice Quality or Customer Focus, Part II

Project Assurance: Pre-empting ERP/SCM System Failure

Cost Leaders Do Not Sacrifice Quality or Customer Focus, Part I

Master of Business Annihilation

Should You Move Your Production Back to the US?

Mulally's Turnaround Strategies Are Good Fodder for Supply Management

A Sign That You Might Need Better Security

Fuzzy Cell Reception? Better Check the Transmitter

And now the UK is a low-cost country too.

Is Your Supply Management Organization Being Held Back?

Are Your Employees Disengaged or Frazzled?

For Good Outsourcing Contracts, Keep Litigation in Mind

Comprehensive Energy Management: Taking Energy Management to the Next Level

To Maximize Value, Don't Overlook Tail Spend

Talent Development: A Litmus Test

Sustainability Requires More Than High Level Planning Guidelines

There's More To Risk Than Natural Disasters

Can Your Supply Management Organization Spot Bad Strategy?

Three Great Tips for Optimizing the Distribution Network

How Important is OEE to Your Performance Measurements?

Will Twitter Be the Downfall of the Western World?

Proof That Twitter Makes a Twit Out of You

How Do You Achieve Indirect Procurement Success?

Common Challenges of Indirect Procurement

IT Outsourcing: The Two-Headed Beast

Some Great Ideas to Revitalize the Innovation Engine, Part II

What to Look For in a Spend Analysis System

Some Great Ideas to Revitalize the Innovation Engine, Part I

Another Headline from the Land of D'oh: Knowledge Management New Source of Competitive Advantage

Collaboration: Three Views from the Harvard Business Review, Part II

Logistics Improves on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Collaboration: Three Views from the Harvard Business Review, Part I

Three Things Supply Management Should Know About Real Estate

Beware the Perils of Hyperspecialization

Why Good Building Plans and Written Quotes are a Good Idea ...

This Will Probably Void Your AppleCare ...

Why Should You Include Simulation In New Product Design?

For A Believable Vision Of Procurement 2020, Head Back To 2008

How Do You Build a High Performance Supply Management Organization?

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Value Add is Taking Precedence Over Cost Cutting -- This is a Good Sign

Dealing with Price Volatility in the Turbulent Global Marketplace

Five Misconceptions That Increase the Likelihood of FCPA Violations

Six Key Lessons for Sustainable Supply Management

Will Procurement Heads Also Be Responsible for Facilities and CSR?

Avoid The Transformation Traps

Where Can CPOs Congregate?

Good Networking Tips from the CPO Agenda

Why SI Likes LOLCats

Can't Find That File?

Want a Skilled Workforce? Train It!

Maybe Some Bribes Should Be Legalized