Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. You can download the full report at this link. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now… Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! Many of the skills that we’ve identified in prior posts on this site have discussed the key skills and knowledge that recruiters are looking for in supply chain students.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I had a chance to review the new book by Jim Hansen and Kelly Barner, “ Procurement at a Crossroads “, which explores the many changes that the profession is facing, and challenges individuals to do things differently. (I The authors also go through and explore a number of other procurement issues that are often debated.

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Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Predictive Analytics 40

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 4, 2015

We talked about how procurement needs to think about the five core “game changers” that are going on in the world, including the balance of power, technology, globalization, demographics, and sustainability. But you still have responsibility for the lower rungs of the ladder!

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Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Meeting 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

As part of the conference, I’m delivering a talk on five predictions that every procurement professional should consider. These aren’t so much “predictions”, as opportunities that procurement professionals should become aware of, and educate themselves on.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Handfield, R.B.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

economy and for industry supply chains. Highlights of the new agreement include full time package van drivers garnering a reported annual compensation of $170,000 in pay and benefits. The consolidated operating margin in the quarter was reported as 12.6 reported for Q2 ending. per hour under the existing contract.

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