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Apple Procurement Leader Hails from NC State

NC State SCRC

Today’s WSJ front page shares the important role of one of Apple’s top senior executives who runs much of the procurement and supply chain activity for Apple – Tony Blevins. As head of procurement, he earned the moniker of the Blevinator, someone who could get the job done when it came to saving money and cutting costs.

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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Job Boards

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National Association of Educational Procurement. As some of you have already seen we have written 60 plus blogs on Career Advice for Supply Chain Professionals. National Association of Educational Procurement. NAEP maintains its status as the leading association dedicated to procurement professionals in higher education.

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So what exactly is Supplier Relationship Management, anyway?

Supply Chain View from the Field

In the last two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to conduct a number of workshops on category management and contract negotiations, which has helped me to once again understand that actually managing relationships is one of the most important, yet most difficult things to achieve in organizations today.

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11 Tips to Take Your Supply Chain Career to the Next Level

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Embarking on a journey to elevate your supply chain career requires a strategic roadmap, and in this blog post, we unveil eleven proven strategies that will act as your compass to success. Explore blogs, courses, and guides that focus on your field. Actively Read and Learn Keep learning actively!

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

Today as I sit scrunched into a coach seat in 26C, working on this blog post and hoping to not spill my coffee on my neighbor, I dutifully type to complete my weekly post. I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. Holiday travel. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.

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Off to another exciting year of student-industry engagement at NC State on cutting-edge supply chain projects

NC State SCRC

These projects all invovle cutting edge topics that are often discussed in blogs and websites. This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall. Metrics should be focus on managing a bank’s Procurement and Payment Program, not on managing individual vendors. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory.

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Using the Bits: Building Digital Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

For most companies, the traditional focus is on the management of order to cash, procure to pay and forecast to deliver processes. In this blog post, I will apply this methodology and discuss the potential redefinition of three digital processes: Digital Manufacturing, Digital Path-to-Purchase, and Digital Agriculture.