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An Invitation to Join the New CATA Global Supply (Chain) Practices Hub
Dear Procurement Insights Reader You will have recently received a media release from CATAAlliance, regarding my appointment as Chief Architect and facilitator of the CATAAlliance Supply (Chain) social network hub. For those of you unfamiliar with CATAAlliance, they are a business association recognized for thought leader, serving a core membership of 28,000 executives. CATA’s support […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? (A PI Q and A) Track No. 2
February 13, 2008
The following is the second track from the still growing number of responses I have received from readers around the world regarding the question, “Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? PI Question: A 2006 Report made the following statement: “Designing and operating multiple supply networks to meet the needs of specific market segments–supply chain innovation […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? (A PI Q and A)
February 12, 2008
I recently posed a question on the importance of Multiple Supply Chain Networks which, within a matter of several hours, elicited 14 responses from around the world. And while the majority of respondents felt that the findings from an ISM, CAPS and AT Kearney 2006 report were not indicative of general market sentiments, it nonetheless […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
The Supply Chain Bloggers Council: Your Assurance of Accuracy and Integrity
February 8, 2008
Motivated in large part by a recent guest post by Eric Strovink in Spend Matters regarding the emergence of Bloggers as the new Analysts of the Supply Chain industry, I am pleased to announce that the Supply Chain Bloggers (SCB) Council has been approved as a new group within the Linked In Community. As a result […]
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Network Member Questions and Answers to Emerging Issues
February 7, 2008
Over the past few days the following questions by Network Members were asked and answered. To access the answers in their entirety visit the CATA Supply (Chain) Practices Hub. If you are not already a member, send an e-mail to procureinsights@rogers.com, with “HUB” in the subject line. NOTE: There are no fees associated with joining the […]
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New Seminars for Supply Chain Professionals
February 4, 2008
To complement our critically acclaimed conference series The Changing Face of Procurement, we are pleased to introduce the following new seminars: Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (2-Day Seminar) Awareness of the continuing high-rate of ERP/IT-based e-procurement initiative failures to deliver expected results is now entering mainstream consciousness. While vendors and those associated with the recommendation and […]
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Bridging the Communications Gap Between Finance and Purchasing
January 31, 2008
A May 4th, 2006 article titled How to Speak Like a CFO, stressed that “Too often, finance executives in Corporate America simply don’t believe that purchasing departments are really bringing in the savings they claim. That may be because financing and purchasing don’t speak the same language.” A December 20th, 2007 article shows that very […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
Strategic Sourcing Practices in Higher Education (White Paper)
January 28, 2008
Who Can Benefit from this Paper? While the title emphasizes a focus on Higher Education Institutions, in reality the concepts and methodologies presented in this white paper can be easily adapted to any environment or business sector. White Paper Excerpt from Strategic Sourcing Practices in Higher Education What is the Correct Definition of Strategic Sourcing? […]
Posted in: White Papers
SAP Procurement for Public Sector (White Paper)
January 18, 2008
Who Can Benefit from this Paper? This white paper is an essential resource tool for public sector organizations that are already a client of SAP or, are in the process of investigating SAP as a possible platform for their procurement practice. Utilizing an advanced research methodology, the primary objective of this paper is to provide decision-makers with […]
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February 14, 2008
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