Sourcing Innovation: Monthly Archives for September 2011

Patent Pirates Are Still Plundering

High Definition Adoption Measurement Part V

Stop Hoarding and Invest In Your Supply Chain

High Definition Adoption Measurement Part IV

Is Good Corporate Citizenship At An All Time Low?

High Definition Adoption Measurement Part III

Working Capital in Europe is at an All Time High

High Definition Adoption Measurement Part II

Your Transportation Costs Are About To Go Way Up!

High Definition Adoption Measurement Part I

Manufacturing Bliss: The Making of the Swiss Army Knife

Where To Next?

If Only It Was Real

Be Careful If That Maintenance Bid Is Too Low

Finally, A Good Consumer Use for RFID!

How to Deliver Superior Customer Service

Nothing for Nothing

You Don't Need to Fish to Identify Savings Opportunities in Indirect Procurement

How Corrupt is Your Country?

Not All Best Practices are Created Equal

Does Outsourcing Save Jobs?

How To Increase Spend Compliance

Talk Like a Pirate

The Cloud is Full of Sweet Fluffy Dreams

Is Globalization Hurting You?

Why You Should Hire Someone Who Speaks the Language to Translate

Why You Shouldn't Always Bring Your Cat to the Office

Buy India, Sell China?

How Much Should Sustainability Cost?

Category Management - More than Just a Fad

Six Secrets of Successful Freight Tenders

Does Your 3PL Have the CCSF Designation?

Cost Control - Hwong Style

Energy Buying Is Definitely Not For Those Looking for a Quiet -- or Easy -- Life

Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate ... NOT!

It's Time for a Digital Strategy Audit

If That Towing Bid Seems too Low

Cat vs. Balloon - And The Winner Is

McKinsey Just Gave Us the Best Argument for Next Practices

Headline from the Land of D'oh: Technology is Closing -- and Widening -- the Gap

Innovation in Sourcing

The Advantages of Multi-Tier Supply Chains Come at a Price

Feces!! Dookie!! Scheisse!! How do you define Value?

I'm Sorry, but 40% is a Long Way from 100%!

How can we minimize our costs while maximizing the use of our current assets?

Education is Getting Worse by the Day

Near-shoring: Advantage Mexico

If the Internet is Down, and You Need Your Dose of Maru

This Is Why You Need To Know Math!

Better Data On Its Own Will Not Ensure Success

VMO Best Practices or General Organization Best Practices

Good Public Procurement Recommendations from the McClelland Report, Part III

Your Manufacturing Is Lean, But Are Your Communications?