Sourcing Star Winner: Canda S. Rozier
Posted: 08/04/2019 - 23:37
Strategic Sourcing
Re-engineering a Corporate Real Estate Service Organization: Governance
Posted: 06/17/2019 - 04:27
Although these processes can take months – sometimes longer, the work does not end when the contract is signed or even when the services are successfully transitioned to the outsourced partner. You don’t simply hand over responsibility for the contracted services, schedule quarterly and annual updates and expect things to run smoothly.
Thinking of Strategic Sourcing? Think Hard.
Posted: 06/04/2019 - 00:46
When companies start to consider adding strategic sourcing to their regular business processes, they often overlook a number of critical considerations. Chief among these are the benefits of a third-party support and – even more crucially – the process of aligning procurement with this new methodology.
Kathleen Eisenhardt: Rules to Thrive in a Complex World
Posted: 11/17/2018 - 04:14
Procurement: Why You Should Outsource the Work and Not the People
Posted: 06/09/2018 - 00:49
As procurement professionals, we are always striving to achieve the best total cost of ownership with the products and services we purchase. We’ve seen the negative impact that bottom-dollar pricing can have with respect to quality and delivery. We’ve seen how over-engineered products with high price tags can erode our margins. Our constant aim is to look at each purchase holistically and measure its total value to the company we represent. So why don’t we look at our procurement teams the same way?
Think Outside the Box with Tolga Tomar
Posted: 04/25/2018 - 04:47
In this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn Tiura interviews Tolga Tomar. Tolga Tomar is Director of Procurement at Thirty-One Gifts, a direct-selling company that empowers women to run their own consulting business. Tomar is a visionary who believes global sourcing is the future of the industry and is passionate about the positive impact it can have on communities across the world.
Artificial Intelligence: What’s Now and Next in IoT-Driven Supply Chain Innovation
Posted: 03/24/2018 - 02:32
Like most people, coffee is one of the most important rituals in my morning routine. There’s something about the aroma and taste that kick-starts my ability to have a great day. So, imagine my surprise when I found out that a favorite coffee shop was closed before I had to jump on an early-morning flight home. The employees were in the shop, but the gate locked out coffee aficionados, like me, who really needed that jolt of caffeine.
What makes strategic sourcing strategic?
Posted: 03/24/2016 - 01:38
As enterprises make significant investments in their sourcing and procurement function, they rightfully expect a solid return on that investment. One of the more significant value creation elements of a sourcing and procurement function is the team and process that focuses on strategic sourcing.
David Faulkner: the value of a cooperative strategy
Posted: 03/18/2016 - 10:56
University of London Professor David Faulkner has written extensively about the need for cooperative, rather than purely competitive, strategic business relationships and alliances. Since the early 1990s Faulkner has studied the “essence” of competitive strategy, and the challenges involved in integrating cooperation as part of the competitive mindset. One of his books is International Strategic Alliances: Cooperating to Compete (1995). The strategies of cooperation has been his most common theme.
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