Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 10, 2015

A recent review by Peter Smith of my new book , “The Procurement Value Proposition”, co-authored with Gerard Chick, provides some solid support for the message Gerard and I were seeking to develop. We need to be up to the challenge of creating the “impossibly talented” procurement professionals of the future.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

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. In fact, Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook, came directly out of their supply chain organization. So did Tom Falk at Kimberly Clark.

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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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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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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The companies represented on the panel were Advanced Auto Parts (who recently purchased Carquest), Amazon, Caterpillar and Patheon. . Question: What key attributes are you looking for in graduates being recruited to become future supply chain leaders in your company? Data analytic skills w/ strong attention to detail.

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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

Yung-Yun’s algorithm scanned tens of thousands of targeted news and company reports to develop the ratings in each category. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Manufacturers or the U.S.

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