Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Our program engages our 20 top corporate partners to develop projects across a wide variety of different areas, including market intelligence, logistics, inventory, value stream mapping, cost management, supply management, transportation, performance metrics, and others (see Project Breakdown ,).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 29, 2013

A CPO in the financial services industry also noted that a need to redefine procurement’s role in the enterprise is happening, driven by the recognition that a new type of procurement capability is needed: Prior to our transformation, the ONLY metric by which our performance was measured is how much money we saved for the organization.

Talent Management 76

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The 3-day conference included thought leadership speakers, exchange forums and Tech Talks addressing a broad range of supply chain management and talent related topics. He described a good news situation where supply chain graduates are garnering multiple job offers right now.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 22, 2013

A recent interview I conducted with a former Chief Procurement Officer who has worked for over 25 years in procurement in various industries captures what I believe is the true opportunity that exists for supply management executives.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

Manufacturing and supply chain sustainability needs and objectives are increasingly being tied to having a context toward avoiding carbon and resource waste. Changing Talent and Skill Needs Any technology enabled transformation effort has some form of change related to existing or future talent skill needs.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Other indicators included data pulled from the Federal Reserve economic database, the Producer Price Index, the Purchasing Managers Index, as well as internal metrics such as the size of the company’s own sales force. They discovered that there were several leading indicators of demand, including coal (a 10 month leading indicator).

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