Sourcing Innovation: Category Archive for Cost Reduction

How Much Does That Enterprise Supply Management Solution Really Cost, Part II?

Posted by the doctor at 5/24/2012 6:01 AM | Add Comment

How Much Does That Enterprise Supply Management Solution Really Cost, Part I?

Posted by the doctor at 5/23/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Have You Reached the Summit of Cost Cutting?

Posted by the doctor at 5/7/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

If You Do Not Get Sustainable Results, Blame Yourself!

Posted by the doctor at 4/30/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Should You Hedge Your Transportation Costs?

Posted by the doctor at 4/24/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Some Takeaways from the E2Open sponsored SCM World Collaborative Execution Study

Posted by the doctor at 4/22/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part III.2

Posted by the doctor at 4/20/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part III.1

Posted by the doctor at 4/19/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part II.2

Posted by the doctor at 3/20/2012 5:59 AM | Add Comment

Legal Sourcing Requires A Legal Mind

Posted by the doctor at 2/28/2012 6:01 AM | Add Comment

Too Bad the US Post Office Did Not Follow Royal Mail's Lead

Posted by the doctor at 2/23/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Can Cost Management On Its Own Be Strategic?

Posted by the doctor at 2/7/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Managing Indirect Spend: An In-Depth Review, Part III

Posted by the doctor at 2/3/2012 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A Primer on Private Equity for CPOs

Posted by the doctor at 1/29/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

#9 e-Auction

Posted by the doctor at 1/18/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Managing Indirect Spend: An In-Depth Review, Part I.1

Posted by the doctor at 1/17/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Basics of Information Technology Cost Management

Posted by the doctor at 11/18/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Another Lesson In The Peril of Spreadsheets

Posted by the doctor at 10/26/2011 6:06 AM | Add Comment

Another Advantage of Design For Recycle: Two Products for the Price of One!

Posted by the doctor at 10/9/2011 6:06 AM | Add Comment

Lavante Recovery - A Risk-Free Way to Segue Into SIM

Posted by the doctor at 10/6/2011 12:12 PM | Add Comment

Recovery Audits - Are They Worth It?

Posted by the doctor at 10/6/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Want to Beat Commoditization? Follow Dow Corning's Example and Embrace It!

Posted by the doctor at 10/2/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 9/22/2011 6:05 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Cost Control - Hwong Style

Posted by the doctor at 9/14/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Listen to BrainNet - Invest your Avoidance Savings to Keep Costs Down

Posted by the doctor at 8/19/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Remember the Dangers of Centralized Buying

Posted by the doctor at 8/8/2011 12:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Time to Shorten those Payment Cycles

Posted by the doctor at 8/2/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Efficiency is Never Bad. It's the Focus on Cost-Cutting that Kills You!

Posted by the doctor at 8/1/2011 1:11 PM | Add Comment

Cost Reduction Strategies to Avoid

Posted by the doctor at 7/31/2011 6:01 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 7/26/2011 1:01 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 7/25/2011 1:01 PM | Add Comment

To Maximize Value, Don't Overlook Tail Spend

Posted by the doctor at 7/20/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 7/6/2011 1:01 PM | Add Comment

Cost is Just Another Component of Risk (Bonus NPX Take Away 3)

Posted by the doctor at 6/22/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Don't Overlook the Soft Cost Savings from SOW Management

Posted by the doctor at 6/8/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Cross-Docking Challenges, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 6/7/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Cross-Docking Challenges, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 6/6/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Cost Cutting - Let Us Count the Ways

Posted by the doctor at 6/5/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Quick Hit Cost Savings Projects

Posted by the doctor at 6/5/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Some Ideas for Reducing Transport Costs from Rising Fuel Prices from Supply Chain Digest

Posted by the doctor at 5/29/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Cargo Costs Getting You Down? Go Fly a Kite!

Posted by the doctor at 5/11/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Cost Reduction Success Requires More Than a Reverse Auction

Posted by the doctor at 5/10/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

For More Savings, Turn Your Sights on IT

Posted by the doctor at 5/3/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

How Can the NHS Find 50% More Savings?

Posted by the doctor at 5/2/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Want to Cut Cost? Focus on Quality!

Posted by the doctor at 4/13/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Tompkins Associates and the Next Generation Supply Chain, Part III.1

Posted by the doctor at 4/6/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Hedge Your Bets

Posted by the doctor at 3/28/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Think Energy Efficiency Investments are Costly? Think Again!

Posted by the doctor at 3/27/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Procurement and Sales Don't Have to Trust Each Other ...

Posted by the doctor at 3/15/2011 1:59 PM | Add Comment

Four Ideas to Make Your Procurement Department More Strategic

Posted by the doctor at 3/8/2011 7:00 AM | Add Comment

How Should You Calculate Cost Reduction?

Posted by the doctor at 2/28/2011 7:00 AM

If a Deal Is Too Good To Be True, IT IS!

Posted by the doctor at 2/25/2011 7:00 AM

How Much Can A Small Enterprise Really Save With Just In Time Inventory?

Posted by the doctor at 2/18/2011 7:00 AM

High-Definition Sourcing: Category Excellence Moves to the Next Level

Posted by the doctor at 2/14/2011 7:00 AM

A Great Case Study on Spend Analytics in Healthcare

Posted by the doctor at 2/11/2011 1:00 PM

Deferred Spending Isn't A Recovery

Posted by the doctor at 2/7/2011 1:00 PM

Hidden Savings in Outsourcing Invoices

Posted by the doctor at 1/26/2011 1:00 PM

Next Generation Sourcing

Posted by the doctor at 1/26/2011 7:00 AM

Information ... Information ... Information

Posted by the doctor at 1/25/2011 7:00 AM

VFS: Are You Ready?

Posted by the doctor at 1/24/2011 7:00 AM

VFS Level 1: Eliminate Value Leakage, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 1/18/2011 7:00 AM

VFS Level 1: Eliminate Value Leakage, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 1/17/2011 7:00 AM

Is Your SUM adding up?

Posted by the doctor at 1/14/2011 7:00 AM

A Should Cost Model Is Great For Negotiations

Posted by the doctor at 1/13/2011 7:00 AM | View Comments (1)

VFS: Accident or Planned?

Posted by the doctor at 1/12/2011 7:00 AM

Remember: Cheap Gas Comes At The Expense of the Environment ... And Your Supply Chain

Posted by the doctor at 1/6/2011 2:00 PM

The Nature of Energy as a Purchased Item

Posted by the doctor at 11/24/2010 7:06 AM

U.S. Small Package Courier Costs Skyrocketing on January 3, 2011

Posted by the doctor at 11/23/2010 1:03 PM

How Much Can You Really Save If You Switch Suppliers?

Posted by the doctor at 11/22/2010 7:06 AM | View Comments (1)

There Are No Hard Choices in Software Spending, Just Hard Heads

Posted by the doctor at 11/11/2010 1:01 PM

There's No Such Thing As Savings!

Posted by the doctor at 11/11/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (2)

For an Alternative to the Ariba Supplier Network, Don't Overlook Ketera

Posted by the doctor at 11/9/2010 7:00 AM

And you thought American Airlines Nickel and Dimed You ...

Posted by the doctor at 10/16/2010 1:01 PM

If the Supplier Walks Away Whistling ...

Posted by the doctor at 10/11/2010 1:01 PM

Headline From the Land of D'OH: Bypassing Proven Supply Sources Invites Unacceptable Risk

Posted by the doctor at 10/1/2010 7:00 AM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Summary

Posted by the doctor at 9/3/2010 7:00 AM

A.T. Kearney Confirms Huge Savings Potential in Indirect

Posted by the doctor at 8/9/2010 1:01 PM

While Reverse Auctions Are Not Evil, They Are Not Salvation Either!

Posted by the doctor at 8/3/2010 1:01 PM | View Comments (1)

You Say You Know How To Do A Make-vs-Buy Analysis. Are You Sure?

Posted by the doctor at 8/2/2010 1:01 PM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Invoices, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 8/2/2010 7:00 AM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Invoices, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 7/30/2010 7:00 AM

Saving on Systems Integration Costs

Posted by the doctor at 7/20/2010 1:01 PM

Want Savings? Stop Ignoring Indirect Spend!

Posted by the doctor at 7/15/2010 7:00 AM

When You've Got to Cut Costs

Posted by the doctor at 7/4/2010 7:00 AM

Will Apple Save You More on Print and Marketing than Negotiation Ever Will?

Posted by the doctor at 7/1/2010 7:00 AM

Optimization: The Only Solution to Complex Spend Management

Posted by the doctor at 6/21/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (15)

CFO's Lesson from the Downturn: Too Little, Too Late

Posted by the doctor at 6/16/2010 1:01 PM

You Can Have Any Color You Want ...

Posted by the doctor at 6/15/2010 1:01 PM

Making Cost Cuts Stick

Posted by the doctor at 6/8/2010 1:01 PM

From the Brink to Cash in the Bank - Supply Chain Management Can Save You Too

Posted by the doctor at 6/8/2010 7:00 AM

How Will Your Organization Deal with the Sustainability Megatrend?

Posted by the doctor at 6/6/2010 7:00 AM

Sometimes Old-School Works Just Fine: An EC Sourcing RFP Case Study

Posted by the doctor at 5/25/2010 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Price is Only ONE Component of Cost

Posted by the doctor at 5/19/2010 1:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

PPV is a Bad Measure of Procurement Performance

Posted by the doctor at 5/9/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Marketing is a Huge Savings Opportunity

Posted by the doctor at 5/7/2010 1:01 PM | Add Comment

Even Good Times Call For Lean Supply Chain Strategies

Posted by the doctor at 4/25/2010 1:01 PM

Don't Fall for the FUD!

Posted by the doctor at 4/22/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (1)

Know Your Software TCO & TVM

Posted by the doctor at 4/20/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (1)

Global Sourcing: Addressing Myths with Capabilities Part I: Cost & Quality

Posted by the doctor at 4/13/2010 7:00 AM | View Comments (1)

Supply Chains are More than the Sum of Their Parts

Posted by the doctor at 4/4/2010 7:00 AM
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