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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
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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
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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... Read more
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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
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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
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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
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Sourcing & Supplier Selection – Non-Price Attributes (1)
Yes, we’ve been spending a fair amount of time talking about ePayables in recent weeks and we hope you’ve enjoyed it (we did after all, just announce the publication of... Read more
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“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring “Sourcing in the 2010s” Report
For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few “promotions”- including our sponsors and our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so make... Read more
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Bridging the Social Media Gap (Use Case Example)
Today is the third article focused on our view of the potential impact that social networking will have in reshaping Supply Management (or B2B or P2P relationships). The first –... Read more
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Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)
Today, our final answer to the question: Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10... Read more