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Review of “Procurement Value Proposition” misses the point…ISO “Mr. Impossible”!

Supply Chain View from the Field

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. They also need strong quantitative fluency and be competent in developing and deriving solutions from datasets.

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SCM is smoking hot!….Why students should consider NC State for a supply chain major.

NC State SCRC

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. That is exactly what initiatives like the SCRC do, is bridging the world of industrial and service supply chains with the academic and learning environment.

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Five Predictions (About Prediction) that Every Procurement Professional Should Consider

Supply Chain View from the Field

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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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

Examples might be a “state of the industry” report purchased from a consulting company or a publicly available database such as the Census of U.S. Processes are in place to gather supply market intelligence from across the organization, suppliers & external sources on a regular basis. Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp.

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A “Swiss Army Knife” of Supply Chain Talent Requirements: Views from a Former Wolfpack Student

NC State SCRC

He started in supply planning, overseeing over $100M of spend in batteries and other categories. He then went into global imports for the central purchasing group in Raleigh. In 2013 we had $8M of raw material inventory – due to poor purchasing, poor safety stock decisions, and a lot of WIP in the system. Today, we are at 5.5M