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Seen that? - Business Plan Archive
in Bizinformer, on November 20, 2009
... a excellent research archive publicly available. It covers topics such as: WLAN Mobile Content e-procurement location based services and many more [...] Read More ...
Seen that? - A Question Of Ethics
in Bizinformer, on November 6, 2009
...sman describes in detail how the issue of supplier component integration has relation not only with procurement and product development but also manufacturing and the rest of the supply chain. [...] ...
PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch cooperate in reducing supply chain costs
in Supplychainer, on October 19, 2009
... Indirect cost reduction is a typical first-wave cost reduction activity for procurement organization (because it's relatively easier compared to direct cost). Apparently two of the world's larges...
Privatization - Not a Silver Bullet
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 17, 2009
...als are significant. Unfortunately, these factors are not usually captured in the average RFP or procurement process – perhaps they should be.
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Seen that? - Game on Supply Chain Management
in Supplychainer, on October 12, 2009
...lidation, verification, optimization and a robust analysis of the different Operational areas like, Procurement, Logistics, Facility Location, Inventory management, [...] Read More Suppl...
Seen that? - Using SCM in Children Hospital
in Supplychainer, on October 3, 2009
...in Birmingham at Supplychainer The specialist imaging procurement team at NHS Supply Chain is to support a Birmingham foundation trust in equipping a new ...
Lawyers and Outsourcing Deals
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2009
...y counsel (UCC rules, interestingly, contemplate ongoing relationships - and the bulk of materials procurement, etc., can be addressed by them). Neither is this skill one that comes naturally to procu...
Supply chain video: Managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 5)
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
...Here comes another video from PMMS Leadership in Procurement a Global Perspective in Troubled Times. This video is the fifth part of Professor Rob Handfield's presentation from the 2009 PMMS Bienn...
Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 15, 2009
...ocusing on comparative labor costs. A proper analysis would look at all relevant factors, including procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, various types of inventory, duties, taxes, ...
Supply chain video: If you want to re-negotiate the terms with suppliers, the moment is now!
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
If you're looking for cost reduction or get better prices in your supply base, the moment is now. This is the main message in this part of the presentation by Professor Rob Hanfield. Typcally the options which company have in front of them include the following:
- Discuss the payment terms
- O...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
... be in order. Managing supplier relationships is one critical area. Setting up small, on-the-ground procurement teams with weak local relationships isn't as effective as adapting to local conditio...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
...This is the third part of Robert Hanfield's talk in PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policie...
World Bank finally catches up with Siemens
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
..., and our years in Russia. In April, Siemens revealed it had been barred from the United Nations procurement division database for six months. These penalties are unlikely to hurt Siemens bottom l...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2009
...is the second part of the video presentation from Professor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highligh...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2009
...PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times was an event organized some while ago in Montreal Canada. Since there are some interesting videos from the presentations in this ...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
...man describes in detail how the issue of supplier component integration has relation not only with procurement and product development but also manufacturing and the rest of the supply chain. Here co...
How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
...article which is titled "Biotechs can reduce supply chain risk" have focused a lot on the procurement side of the supply chain management in biotech industry and have highlighted the fact th...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...s impossible to determine in detail who gets what,'' the report says. "Each stage of a procurement contract, though, offers opportunities for different players to take a cut. Officials ov...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...licit financial activities, including networks used by terrorist and criminal groups, financing and procurement of weapons of mass destruction, money laundering and corruption among foreign government...
Supply chain video: Short interview on SC Finance
in Supplychainer, on June 8, 2009
...ntly I came across this video which is a nice interview with Mark Perera. Mark is co-founder of Procurement Leaders and talks about their research on Supply Chain Finance. He highlights the opport...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...; concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and negotiation process is compressed - with key features eliminated - promises faster ti...
Supply chain video: Supply risks for airlines
in Supplychainer, on May 16, 2009
...ets bought and the type of them.
He also talks a little bit about how effective management of procurement is helping to reduce those risks and opportunities he sees in this buyer's market.
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Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
... of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend management in general.
For those of you who live in Nor...
Selling to Procurement Organizations
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 10, 2009
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I recently became interested in the issues that arise when selling to corporate procurement departments. A legal process outsourcing company that I'm associated with is cracking...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...th at UPMC and in his previous work at Alcoa, Inc., DeLuca was instrumental in leading successful e-procurement transformations that drove real change and bottom line savings. At both organizations, D...
Celestica receives a supply chain award
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
...de, has leveraged E2open's multi-enterprise, SaaS-based solution to help synchronize supply and procurement processes across its demand and supply network since March 2007. The E2open platform, wh...
Baker Hughes appoints new VP for supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 16, 2009
...ot;Art brings to Baker Hughes over 27 years of experience in virtually every supply chain role from procurement to manufacturing," said Martin Craighead. "We expect to benefit from his insig...
Oracle launches new SaaS Sourcing solution
in Supplychainer, on March 13, 2009
...Oracle Sourcing On Demand focuses primarily on automating the Transactional aspects of material procurement. The tool can be used to aggregate demand; determine whether an RFP, RFQ, or other sourc...
The key themes in the supply chain of tomorrow
in Supplychainer, on March 9, 2009
...sions as well as lead to more advantageous outsourcing of key functions.
Sustainable sourcing and procurement. By encouraging suppliers to develop environmentally friendly products, making sourcing...
Job websites receive much more SCM CVs now...
in Supplychainer, on February 23, 2009
...ession and job layoffs, Supply Chain Online , a UK-based popular job site for the supply chain and procurement sector, has experienced its strongest ever month for candidate registrations. New regist...
How to combat recession with operations
in Supplychainer, on February 14, 2009
... Coupa, provider of on-demand procurement solution has published a whitepaper with the title "10 Secret Strategies To Recession-Proof Your Business". I took a look at it and found some ...
Microsoft launches supply chain center of excellence with Infosys
in Supplychainer, on February 1, 2009
...e, manufacturers worldwide can already access the Infosys Service Performance Workbench and Infosys Procurement Workbench modules. But Microsoft and Infosys will not stop here. The duo promises that a...
Vietnam Mandates Open Source
in HackITLinux, on January 10, 2009
...ot;Several other countries in the region have formulated migration strategies or established formal procurement preferences that favor open source and open standards. Vietnam's enthusiasm for open...
Using fragile support to reduce costs in the downturn
in The CIO Weblog, on January 8, 2009
...ow you to avoid that cyclic pit of despair with respect to certain systemic problems in the average procurement and support model.
Once again, for copyright reasons, the full text of this post is onl...
Mariott goes for Green SCM as well
in Supplychainer, on January 8, 2009
...require a lot of investment or sophisticated models; sometimes starting from small elements in your procurement portfolio creates lots of environmental added-value: That's what I learned from his ...
Taking advantage of recessionary pressures to restructure IT
in The CIO Weblog, on January 5, 2009
...T spending initiatives. Later in the week I'll offer some of my decidedly unscientific ideas on procurement and support, lightweight, flexible operations models, and outsourcing and offshoring opt...
Some considerations for spend analysis initiatives
in Supplychainer, on December 15, 2008
... a large corporation with distributed geographical and system structure, it's a typical for the procurement department not to know exactly what is the cost of capital, or how much company is payin...
Korn/Ferry International Establishes Global Supply Chain Center of Expertise in China
in Supplychainer, on November 17, 2008
...ctivities relating to filling supply chain functional leadership roles in demand planning, sourcing/procurement, manufacturing (including third-party), distribution/logistics, quality, and customer se...
Weldom buys Manhattan solution for WM
in Supplychainer, on November 1, 2008
...upply & Demand Chain Executive , manhattan Associates has announced that the purchasing and procurement arm of Weldom, the home improvement brand, has selected several components of the Manhat...
Supply chain video: Chief Procurement Officer at Heinz
in Supplychainer, on September 10, 2008
...Davd Rae, Editor of Procurement Leaders Magazine recently had a talk with Rob Hemsley, Chief Purchasing Officer at Heinz on procurement's position on the CEO's agenda.
In Rob't p...
I procurement function strategic?
in Supplychainer, on September 1, 2008
... I hear this question a lot that: "Is procurement a strategic function?"
I looked around here and there beside my personal opinion to see what experts think about it and liked one answer...
New supply chain chief for Estée Lauder
in Supplychainer, on August 31, 2008
... 31, 2008. He will oversee the company's end-to-end supply chain, which includes areas such as procurement, manufacturing, quality assurance and logistic operations. He will report to Fabrizio Fre...
How to sell Apple in the enterprise
in The CIO Weblog, on June 25, 2008
...nd operate technology which they favor rather than that which has been selected by some faceless IT procurement committee....
The Great Hardware debate
in The CIO Weblog, on June 10, 2008
...us expensive, specialized hardware.
This has always been a point of debate in any sort of hardware procurement decision, and you've probably guessed by now that I come down on the cheap, commodit...
New Webinar on Supply Chain Finance
in Supplychainer, on June 8, 2008
... has now a great degree of importance for supply chain managers. It does not only include improving procurement to pay process but a whole other group of other concepts such as Tax optimization, Worki...
Sanyo Turns to Sharp for LCD Display Production
in The Digital TV Weblog, on May 24, 2008
...els from Sharp to manufacture their flat televisions. Sanyo is also looking to other suppliers for procurement of lcd panels as well.
According to a recent Reuters post, Sanyo is focusing th...
Price Chopper Selects Aldata's Retail Solution
in Supplychainer, on May 10, 2008
... Chopper has selected the Aldata G.O.L.D. Retail Supply Chain Suite to centralize merchandising and procurement and to improve replenishment management operations across its 116 stores.
Supermarket...
Apple 新专利: 头盔显示器
in Wangtam, on 2008-05-02
- Apple 新专利: 头盔显示器
- SpotMixer - Create video ads affordably and quickly
- Google Teams Up with Leading Artists to Create New Themes for iGoogle
- McAfee Stinger for iPhone / iPod Touch
- Time Warner Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2008 Results
- Google diving into 3D mapping of oceans
- Top...
miniTeller: Quick, Easy and Secure
in Wangtam, on 2008-04-21
...ne Blog Diary
- Delaycast ·Flight Delay Predictions
- Zogix - services procurement made easy
- MicroRevie.ws
Twitter Reviews in Micro Formats...
NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!
in The CIO Weblog, on April 4, 2008
...of desktop management and support and allow users to handle more system management and even (gasp!) procurement on their own.
As you probably know, I've been advocating this sort of approach fo...
Should we upgrade our ERPs?
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2008
... cost and chasing an elusive ROI rainbow.
These days many ERP vendors have already incorporated e-procurement, supply chain planning and other components in their ERP suite and use the new functiona...
Service Supply Chain: An untapped market
in Supplychainer, on March 24, 2008
... components. So it might be an emerging market as the competition is getting tougher in traditional procurement.
...
Auto makers take supply chain risk management seriously
in Supplychainer, on January 30, 2008
On interesting blog which I read recently was on the topic risk management in supply chains which highlighted the increasing importance of this issue, especially in sectors which cost factor and has a major role:
The blog was about the US car industry, which is taking an extremely proactive app...
Effect of China's holidays on the global supply chains
in Supplychainer, on January 15, 2008
...ain relatively consistent. This data is based on marketing and sales estimates. What has changed is procurement and operations management or translating these demand figures into production. In this s...
Accenture targets the state of the supply chain in chemical industry in its recent survey
in Supplychainer, on January 15, 2008
...n professionals within their organization.
Other areas examined in the 2007 study include hiring, procurement, commercial and supply chain interaction, demand planning and supply chain resilience. A...
Increased training for ITILv3?
in The CIO Weblog, on December 30, 2007
...nother sign that IT professionals are getting serious about weighing costs versus benefits in their procurement strategies....
Om Malik interviews Mendel Roseblum of VMWare
in The CIO Weblog, on December 26, 2007
...ces is starting to be not just a feather in the CIO's cap but a necessary justification for the procurement of those resources.
Of course, there are still obstacles to viewing one's data cent...
Supply chain video: Global Trade Management discussion (1)
in Supplychainer, on December 26, 2007
...ht the fact that this field is not limited export compliance anymore. It now includes areas such as procurement, logistics and also finance. They also talk about the importance of human expertise in t...
Challenges of procurement outsourcing
in Supplychainer, on December 19, 2007
...In the recent years, the wave of outsourcing has also reached procurement and many organizations have considered procurement outsourcing as part of their procurement transformation programs. Th...
NHS Supply Chain to equip the hospital in Birmingham
in Supplychainer, on November 30, 2007
... The specialist imaging procurement team at NHS Supply Chain is to support a Birmingham foundation trust in equipping a new hospital.
The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB)...
The 2007 winners of CHaINA award for superior achievement in logistics were selected
in Supplychainer, on November 19, 2007
Couple of weeks ago, the China Supply Chain Council presented its CHaINA Awards for the third times to celebrate superior achievements that are enabled by supply chain management in China.
Over 150 supply chain senior executives gathered to give recognition and compliments to five outstanding ...
Service Sector Grows, IT Shrinks in Q3 VC Funding in China
in China Venture News, on November 18, 2007
...Assets is reporting that "Internet hardware maker Cisco Systems plans to spend $16 billion in procurement, education, research, and joint ventures in China."
AltAssets also reported that o...
Fragile support and Web 2.0
in The CIO Weblog, on November 16, 2007
A small non-profit I have been consulting for lately has been having quite a lot of problems with support issues revolving around their primarily remotely located users and their constantly malfunctioning laptops, so the points raised in this recent ComputerWorld article on the difficulties pr...
HP digs further into consulting
in The CIO Weblog, on November 13, 2007
HP has been moving fast and strong into services and have continued the trend with today's acquisition of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a consulting firm specializing in large data center design and operations support. Coming on the heels of last month's expansion of their SaaS offe...
Supply chain video: Managing your China supply chain (2)
in Supplychainer, on October 30, 2007
...m Mike Bellamy from PassageMaker . In this video, he continues with giving examples of un-cautious procurement managers who went to China for one month to find suppliers, shared some product data wit...
EC2-down the rabbit hole
in The CIO Weblog, on October 24, 2007
... on-demand service on top of on-demand service.
Coupa intends to deploy an on-demand electronic procurement system on Monday, which relies not only on Amazon for computing power by way of EC2, but...
Where is the place of demand management in the organization?
in Supplychainer, on October 19, 2007
...t the position of Demand Planner. The question was simple: Where should we put demand planner? in Procurement? Sales? Operations? or supply chain?
Apart from the general statement that "Of cou...
Behold, the humble business PC
in The CIO Weblog, on October 16, 2007
...ticle. Corporate America, it seems, is getting ready to turn its back on the beige box and turn PC procurement over to their individual employees.
With the transition to widespread utilization of we...
Supply chain video: Contract management to achieve next level´s purchasing
in Supplychainer, on October 14, 2007
.... The video was kind of flat (and without any excitement!) but it had some interesting insights for procurement managers.
Charles Dominick defined contract management as a tool to ensure that both s...
The Ultimate Demise of the CIO
in The CIO Weblog, on October 2, 2007
So odds are if you read this blog you are either a CIO or you aspire to become one, and in either case, the recent series of articles over at Information Week by bob evans , titled and themed "Are CIOs Disappearing?" should be of considerable interest to you.
Starting off with...
