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February 15, 2012

Thai Floods: Supply Risk Flowing Across an Industry

Last time, we discussed why we think that Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012 and used the Thailand Floods as an example of an environmental disaster that... Read more
February 13, 2012

Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012

I completed a webinar last week on the “Seven Key Trends that Will Impact Procurement in 2012” (an audio recording is here (no registration) for now and the slides may... Read more
February 8, 2012

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry... Read more
February 6, 2012

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

Better late, than never – As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the... Read more
February 3, 2012

CPO News – February 3, 2012

DHS to Adopt eSourcing 2.0 The DHS will get out of the paper business and adopt electronic bidding for all major programs. So said Department of Homeland Security’s Undersecretary for... Read more
February 1, 2012

Non-Price Attributes – Buying Behavior (Bid Structure) and Variable Cost Components

Since introducing the “Non-Price Attributes” series here, we have discussed the following: Supplier Market Share Quality & Past Performance Production and Delivery Capabilities Who the Supplier Is Next on our... Read more
January 30, 2012

Seven Trends that Will Impact Supply Management in 2012

To kick off 2010 (and this site), I published a series of ten lists – our “10 for 2010” – where we made predictions, highlighted strategies, identified leaders [Sidebar: I... Read more
January 24, 2012

Non-Price Attributes: Production and Delivery Capabilities

Our non-price attribute series continues today with a look at Production and Delivery Capabilities. After introducing the series here, we have also discussed Quality & Past Performance and Supplier Market... Read more
January 20, 2012

Non-Price Attributes: Quality & Past Performance

Last week we introduced a discussion on the use of non-price attributes in evaluating supplier bids and awarding contracts. This week, we continue the conversation by discussing specific non-price attributes... Read more
January 17, 2012

Sourcing & Supplier Selection – Non-Price Attributes (Market Share)

Beyond price, what criteria do you typically use to award your supplier contracts? That’s the question we’ll try to answer today (and in this new series) as we share our... Read more