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Technology Round-Up – February 17, 2015 – Part II
Editor’s Note: Welcome to February’s edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we’ve tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided... Read more
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Three Supply Management Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015
In mid-January, many news outlets reported that Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) had stopped serving its popular carnitas product at roughly a third of its 1,724 restaurants because it dropped one... Read more
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On Cotton: Understanding Risks in the Global Supply Chain
[Publisher’s note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we conclude our exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply... Read more
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CPO News – December 19, 2014
Former Apple Global Supply Manager to Serve Jail Time for Procurement Fraud It has been a long time coming, but we can finally close the book on Paul Shin Devine,... Read more
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Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain
[Publisher’s note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we continue an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply... Read more
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Black Friday 2014 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the... Read more
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Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain
[Publisher’s note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply... Read more
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CPO News – November 19, 2014
Welcome to November’s edition of CPO News. We’re covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and... Read more
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Is Procurement Due for a Black Swan Event?
Throughout the course of business history, there have been events or market shifts that have either positively impacted concepts such as technology and innovation of processes / programs or caused... Read more
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Supply Risk Roulette
If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for “small wheel” and allows gamblers... Read more