Today's guest post is from Dalip Raheja of The MPower Group, who declared that Strategic Sourcing is Dead last year, and who has returned to stir up a new hornet's nest. Difficulty of Finding Qualified Supply Management Candidates is the headline of a major research project by CAPS Research. I am glad that they are bringing renewed attention ...
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CBTM #1: The Difficulty of Finding Qualified Supply Management Candidates
The Institute for Supply Management’s service sector index dipped slightly to 52.9 in October, from 53 in September.
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Service Sector Growth Is Slow but Steady
AP - MANUFACTURING SLOWS: U.S. manufacturing grew more slowly in October, held back by weaker demand for exports and slower production. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index dipped from 51.6 to 50.8. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
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Summary Box: Sluggish economy slows factories
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The U.S. manufacturing sector barely expanded in October, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management.
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U.S. Factory Growth Slows
You Got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. Thirty three years ago, Kenny Rogers unleashed upon the world this country classic, written by Don Schlitz, which was the inspiration for a movie that came out two years later. And it seems, thirty three years later, that this is the message ...
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Did "The Gambler" Teach Us Everything We Need To Know About supply Management Operational Success?
The Mpower Group's next Next Practices Xchange (NPX) is two weeks from tomorrow, Friday, November 4, which means that if you are a Supply Management VP or CPO that wants to discuss pressing issues relating to next practice identification and adoption, you should be on a plane in fourteen days time. And yes, the doctor will be there. As most ...
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The Next Practices Xchange Is Only Two Weeks Away!
As chronicled in this recent commentary by Bob Ferrari over on Supply Chain Matters, not only do accelerating dynamics reshaping high tech supply chain networks bring implications, but there is continuing turbulence among and across high tech and consumer electronics value-chains. This means that now more than ever, firms in these segments need ...
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High Tech Needs Next Generation Supply Management
Chief Executive just ran a great article on how to evaluate legal risk in acquisitions that I believe is a must read for any Supply Management department asked to consult on a Merger or Acquisition. Especially since, like the article states, it is nearly impossible to find a company not involved in some sort of litigation. The traditional ...
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Do You Know Your Legal Risk In An Acquisition?
Monday's post introduced us to Knowledge Based Sourcing (KBS), Booz Allen's entrance to the Next Generation Supply Management Arena. Tuesday's post introduced us to the philosophy of the KBS approach that is focussed on gaining an increased understanding and knowledge of 'ideal' cost structures that can be used to develop better relationships ...
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Knowledge Based Sourcing IV
Cost Reduction and Value Enhancement are important messages, but if the CEO/CFO aren't smart enough to understand the message, or don't believe the message, start by focussing on their vanity. Specifically, as this recent CPO Agenda article on the multiplier effect points out, a CPO should focus on how the CEO and CFO can use Supply Management as ...
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Want More C-Suite Support? Change Your Message!
