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Non-Price Attributes: Production and Delivery Capabilities

By Andrew Bartolini January 24, 2012Articles, General, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

Non-Price Attributes: Quality & Past Performance

By Andrew Bartolini January 20, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

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

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

Sourcing & Supplier Selection – Non-Price Attributes (1)

By Andrew Bartolini January 13, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)

By Andrew Bartolini November 15, 2011Articles, General, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (2)

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar - Strategic Imperatives of Procurement: People, Process & Technology - (you can view it by clicking here - registration required) that was sponsored…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (1)

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar (which was really more of a Q&A session than a traditional webinar) that was sponsored by Zycus. This event allowed me to tackle…

CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues - In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38…

CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini September 30, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on…

Honey Laundering

By Andrew Bartolini August 16, 2011Articles, General2 Comments

On Monday, this small story (hat tip: Susan) that sits at the intersection of globalization, sourcing, international crime, corporate conspiracy, food supply, and supply risk captured my attention. The story…