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.

Procurement Solutions 60

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Procurement Purchasing Skills 60

NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2017

Continuing my reporting of the Procurement Leaders meeting in Miami, I sat in on a very interesting session that included three professionals from very different walks of life: Captain Harry Thetford – Defense Logistics Agency. And being there upfront from a logistics and procurement perspective becomes key.

Procurement 40

Procurement Buyer Training Miami Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 8, 2022

Bringing diverse people and thereby diverse perspectives into the workplace leads to a greatly enhanced ability to generate ideas and problem solve, which lead to solutions, innovation and business transformation.”.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

Terri has spent nearly a decade leading various SCM product marketing efforts to promote Oracle ’s product lifecycle management, manufacturing, maintenance, and order management solutions.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 98

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2023

There remains the opportunity for both parties to shed past practices and come up with innovative approaches that place workers in the position to be able to share both in the future profits of their employers and plan for the skills impacts and opportunities involved in the transformation to EV and hybrid vehicle production.

Negotiating Skills 59

Negotiating Skills Buyer Training Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 59

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. Both of these U.S. states support to right-to-work laws that make it very difficult for labor unions to organize workers.

Kentucky 52

Kentucky Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Strategy Sourcing Strategies 52

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

There remains metals, castings and component availability challenges, along with demands for added wages and benefits across this industry’s global supply networks.

India 59

India Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Aerospace 59