Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction. The earliest traces of this can be linked to materials management.

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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. Marketing and IT see this to some extent, but not like procurement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

master of ceremonies”) for the Procurement Leaders Forum in the heart of Boston at Sixty State Street. Joanna Martinez from Cushman and Wakefield, a large real estate and facilities management person, discussed the challenges of working with HR as a procurement person. Use procurement tools to demonstrate how you can help HR.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now… Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! 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.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. As one manager noted, “Supply market intelligence may be the only competitive advantage of the future!”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

Our published Supply Chain Matters commentary highlighting this milestone dwelled on the industry and global supply chain implications of this development. In addition to Supply Chain Matters, we reference a perspective recently published by Bloomberg : Airbus, Boeing Won the Orders, Now They Have to Build the Planes.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I had an opportunity to work on a number of exciting projects this past year, and in the process, spent a lot of time talking about digital supply chains with a lot of really informed people. This will become especially important in healthcare supply chains , where data governance is abysmal for the most part.

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