Gambling on Suppliers
We've focused on supply risk in a few of our recent articles, including the last one entitled Supply Risk Roulette. As I began writing that last article, I was convinced…
P2P Fun and Games
Ahead of the long weekend, we’ll take a break from the supply risk theme and offer up a bit of P2P fun (and games) in the form of today’s article…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?
When talking to friends who invest money in stocks or companies professionally or when reading about well-known (or well-heeled) investors, two investment strategies often stand out (1) invest in companies…