Sourcing Innovation: Category Archive for Market Intelligence

What Finance Still Wants from Procurement, At Least According to the Survey

Posted by the doctor at 5/28/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

A Great Guide to Enterprise Influence(rs)

Posted by the doctor at 5/27/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Wise LOLCat Says

Posted by the doctor at 5/26/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

More Questions to ask your Decision Optimization Vendor (Repost)

Posted by the doctor at 5/15/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Questions to Ask your Optimization Vendor (Repost)

Posted by the doctor at 5/14/2012 12:00 PM | Add Comment

The Three Things You Really Need to Know About Big Data Right Now!

Posted by the doctor at 5/13/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Three Questions for Job Seekers in the Supply Chain Space

Posted by the doctor at 5/9/2012 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Take the First Step on Your Next Level Supply Management Journey

Posted by the doctor at 5/8/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

the doctor's Top 10 Cities for Supply Management Centres of Excellence (Where Should Your Supply Management Organization Be Located? Part V)

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

the doctor's Top 10 Mega Regions for Supply Management COEs (Where Should Your Supply Management Organization be Located? Part IV)

Posted by the doctor at 5/4/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Where Should Your Supply Management Organization Be Located? Part III: The Mega Region

Posted by the doctor at 5/3/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Where Should Your Supply Management Organization Be Located? Part II: The Talent Factor

Posted by the doctor at 5/2/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Where Should Your Supply Management Organization Be Located? Part I: Factors

Posted by the doctor at 5/1/2012 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

Did Descartes Miss the Point in Its List of Four Things You Can Do Today To Reduce Fuel Costs?

Posted by the doctor at 4/27/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part III.3

Posted by the doctor at 4/23/2012 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

EQ does not matter more than IQ -- Nice to see not everyone is getting caught up in the hype!

Posted by the doctor at 4/17/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Good Data Will Not Guarantee Good Decisions ... But Informed Skeptics Increase the Odds

Posted by the doctor at 4/11/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Good Data Will Not Guarantee Good Decisions

Posted by the doctor at 4/10/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Avoiding the 88 Million Dollar Fine

Posted by the doctor at 4/3/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Are You Revenue/Growth Enabled? Take This Hackett Group Survey and Find Out!

Posted by the doctor at 3/28/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

GoTradeLive: A LinkedIn eBay on Steroids for Small Business Procurement to Groupon To.

Posted by the doctor at 3/26/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part I.2

Posted by the doctor at 3/14/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Is Your Desk Job Killing You?

Posted by the doctor at 3/12/2012 1:00 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

If Your Supply Management Vendor Gets Acquired, Is It A Good Thing?

Posted by the doctor at 2/29/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

... As Their New SARS Could Spell the Beginning of the End! (HD Part III)

Posted by the doctor at 2/17/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

... But The End Of Home Depot May Be In Sight ... (HD Part II)

Posted by the doctor at 2/16/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Online Snafus Will Not Be The End of Home Depot ... (HD Part I)

Posted by the doctor at 2/15/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Any Blogger Can Benefit Your Brand -- But It Takes a Great Blogger to Benefit an Organization!

Posted by the doctor at 2/9/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

"Procurement's Strategic Role in Driving Total Corporate Performance"

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

Managing Indirect Spend: An In-Depth Review, Part II.2

Posted by the doctor at 1/27/2012 5:59 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 1/25/2012 5:59 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Five Steps to Long-Term Growth - Huh?

Posted by the doctor at 1/22/2012 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | 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

Peter Smith Nails Why the doctor Does Not Do Predictions

Posted by the doctor at 1/12/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Find Your Next!

Posted by the doctor at 1/11/2012 5:58 AM | Add Comment

New Year, New Genome?

Posted by the doctor at 1/10/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Risk Mitigation 2012: Society

Posted by the doctor at 1/4/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

CBTM #6: An Annual Necessary Evil -- The Performance Evaluation

Posted by the doctor at 12/19/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Key Takeaways from the UL Product MindSet Study, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 12/15/2011 6:02 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Should You Be The Best?

Posted by the doctor at 12/8/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

New White-Paper! Spend Visibility: An Implementation Guide

Posted by the doctor at 12/7/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

How to Identify a Dangerous SalesPerson

Posted by the doctor at 12/1/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Want More C-Suite Support? Change Your Message!

Posted by the doctor at 10/12/2011 1:11 PM | Add Comment

Centralize or Not?

Posted by the doctor at 10/4/2011 3:33 PM | Add Comment

Patent Pirates Are Still Plundering

Posted by the doctor at 9/30/2011 3:00 PM | Add Comment

Your Transportation Costs Are About To Go Way Up!

Posted by the doctor at 9/26/2011 4:01 PM | Add Comment

Finally, A Good Consumer Use for RFID!

Posted by the doctor at 9/23/2011 1:11 PM | Add Comment

How Corrupt is Your Country?

Posted by the doctor at 9/21/2011 12:12 PM | Add Comment

Is Globalization Hurting You?

Posted by the doctor at 9/18/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Your Manufacturing Is Lean, But Are Your Communications?

Posted by the doctor at 9/1/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

What's the Big Idea?

Posted by the doctor at 8/31/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Is "Low-Cost Country" Inflation Driving Manufacturing OnShore?

Posted by the doctor at 8/29/2011 4:04 PM | Add Comment

What Defines a Procurement Master?

Posted by the doctor at 8/26/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Public Procurement in 2020 -- Are You On Track? Part V

Posted by the doctor at 8/26/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Public Procurement in 2020 -- Are You On Track? Part IV

Posted by the doctor at 8/25/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Public Procurement in 2020 -- Are You On Track? Part III

Posted by the doctor at 8/24/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Public Procurement in 2020 -- Are You On Track? Part II

Posted by the doctor at 8/23/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Look for the InSourcing Bandwagon to Start Boarding in 2012

Posted by the doctor at 8/21/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

It's a Knowledge Economy - Do You Know Where to Turn?

Posted by the doctor at 8/17/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

The Control Provided by e-Sourcing is Only an Illusion - YOU HAVE NO CONTROL!

Posted by the doctor at 8/11/2011 6:01 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Talent is Critical to Your Supply Management Organization

Posted by the doctor at 8/10/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

It's a Knowledge Economy - Are You Ready?

Posted by the doctor at 8/4/2011 1:01 PM | Add Comment

Is Your Organization Serving the Right Market?

Posted by the doctor at 7/29/2011 1:01 PM | Add Comment

Is Your Supply Management Organization Being Held Back?

Posted by the doctor at 7/22/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by the doctor at 7/11/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Mintec - Data for the Masses from the Masses

Posted by the doctor at 6/30/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

We Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Posted by the doctor at 6/27/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Four Good and One Bad Suggestion For Preparing Your Supply Chain for Volatility

Posted by the doctor at 6/24/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Ariba Vision 2020: Close, But No Cigar

Posted by the doctor at 6/21/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Ariba Vision 2020: Tomorrow's Shoes (Part II)

Posted by the doctor at 6/20/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Supply Management: Secret Agent of Business Impovement (Key NPX Take Away 5)

Posted by the doctor at 6/17/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Are you Really Focussed On Value? (Key NPX Take Away 1)

Posted by the doctor at 6/13/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Best Way to Handle Decentralized / Local Supply Management Groups

Posted by the doctor at 6/7/2011 1:00 PM | Add Comment

Nicolas Hummer on The Next Practices Xchange

Posted by the doctor at 5/19/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

IP Good, Knowledge Better

Posted by the doctor at 5/12/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Hackett's Myths and Realities of Global Growth

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

Benefits of Coopetition

Posted by the doctor at 5/4/2011 6:01 AM | Add Comment

MiniTrends: A Book Review, Part III

Posted by the doctor at 4/25/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

MiniTrends: A Book Review, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 4/22/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

MiniTrends: A Book Review, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 4/21/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Why Do You Need Market Intelligence?

Posted by the doctor at 4/10/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

200 Billion

Posted by the doctor at 4/9/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Tompkins Associates and the Next Generation Supply Chain, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 4/5/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Social Networks Will Change Product Innovation

Posted by the doctor at 3/29/2011 1:00 PM | Add Comment

For a Successful Supply Chain, Think Long Term

Posted by the doctor at 3/27/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

How do you achieve allocation success? Focus on demand.

Posted by the doctor at 3/15/2011 7:01 AM | Add Comment

3 Tips for Better Product Sourcing

Posted by the doctor at 3/10/2011 1:00 PM | Add Comment

Sustainability: The Math is Simple

Posted by the doctor at 3/6/2011 1:59 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Implementing VFS: A Beginner's Guide, Part VI

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

Implementing VFS: A Beginner's Guide, Part V

Posted by the doctor at 3/2/2011 7:00 AM | Add Comment

Implementing VFS: A Beginner's Guide, Part IV

Posted by the doctor at 3/1/2011 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

Implementing VFS: A Beginner's Guide, Part III

Posted by the doctor at 2/24/2011 7:00 AM

Implementing VFS: A Beginner's Guide, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 2/22/2011 7:00 AM

Dell's Guide to Growing in India

Posted by the doctor at 2/15/2011 7:00 AM

VFS Level 2: Increase Current Value

Posted by the doctor at 1/19/2011 7:00 AM

Prices Are Surging Across the Board

Posted by the doctor at 1/14/2011 1:00 PM
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