Sourcing Innovation: Category Archive for Cost Reduction

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

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

Have You Reached the Summit of Cost Cutting?

If You Do Not Get Sustainable Results, Blame Yourself!

Should You Hedge Your Transportation Costs?

Some Takeaways from the E2Open sponsored SCM World Collaborative Execution Study

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part III.2

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part III.1

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part II.2

Legal Sourcing Requires A Legal Mind

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

Can Cost Management On Its Own Be Strategic?

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

A Primer on Private Equity for CPOs

#9 e-Auction

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

The Basics of Information Technology Cost Management

Another Lesson In The Peril of Spreadsheets

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

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

Recovery Audits - Are They Worth It?

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

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

Cost Control - Hwong Style

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

Remember the Dangers of Centralized Buying

Time to Shorten those Payment Cycles

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

Cost Reduction Strategies to Avoid

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

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

To Maximize Value, Don't Overlook Tail Spend

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

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

Don't Overlook the Soft Cost Savings from SOW Management

Cross-Docking Challenges, Part II

Cross-Docking Challenges, Part I

Cost Cutting - Let Us Count the Ways

Quick Hit Cost Savings Projects

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

Cargo Costs Getting You Down? Go Fly a Kite!

Cost Reduction Success Requires More Than a Reverse Auction

For More Savings, Turn Your Sights on IT

How Can the NHS Find 50% More Savings?

Want to Cut Cost? Focus on Quality!

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

Hedge Your Bets

Think Energy Efficiency Investments are Costly? Think Again!

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

Four Ideas to Make Your Procurement Department More Strategic

How Should You Calculate Cost Reduction?

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

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

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

A Great Case Study on Spend Analytics in Healthcare

Deferred Spending Isn't A Recovery

Hidden Savings in Outsourcing Invoices

Next Generation Sourcing

Information ... Information ... Information

VFS: Are You Ready?

VFS Level 1: Eliminate Value Leakage, Part II

VFS Level 1: Eliminate Value Leakage, Part I

Is Your SUM adding up?

A Should Cost Model Is Great For Negotiations

VFS: Accident or Planned?

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

The Nature of Energy as a Purchased Item

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

How Much Can You Really Save If You Switch Suppliers?

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

There's No Such Thing As Savings!

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

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

If the Supplier Walks Away Whistling ...

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

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Summary

A.T. Kearney Confirms Huge Savings Potential in Indirect

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

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

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

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

Saving on Systems Integration Costs

Want Savings? Stop Ignoring Indirect Spend!

When You've Got to Cut Costs

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

Optimization: The Only Solution to Complex Spend Management

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

You Can Have Any Color You Want ...

Making Cost Cuts Stick

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

How Will Your Organization Deal with the Sustainability Megatrend?

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

Price is Only ONE Component of Cost

PPV is a Bad Measure of Procurement Performance

Marketing is a Huge Savings Opportunity

Even Good Times Call For Lean Supply Chain Strategies

Don't Fall for the FUD!

Know Your Software TCO & TVM

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

Supply Chains are More than the Sum of Their Parts