Sep 13, 2016
This month’s Inside Supply Management published by the Institute for Supply Management features an article announcing the launch of a study being undertaken by the Center for Advanced Purchasing on the…
Jul 6, 2016
A recent visit to a mid-sized hospital in the Northeast United States provided a number of important insights into how is great a problem material handing data integrity is in…
Jun 27, 2016
I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. Procurement analytics…
Mar 15, 2016
Jason Busch provided a great view on Block Chains, and their impact on the future of funds in the supply chain, at the Global Procurement Tech Summit in Baltimore. Jason…
Mar 13, 2016
The concept of supply chain transparency and velocity is based on two essential elements of technology: 1) The rapid digitization of the supply chain, and 2) the rise of real-time…
Dec 9, 2015
The December 2015 SCRC meeting was held this week in the brand spanking new Talley Student Center, and was a resounding success. We had over 200 people attend the student…
Nov 6, 2015
I will be leading a webinar with the Sourcing Interest Group next Nov. 12 at 2 PM, based on a study I have been working on with some folks at…
Sep 24, 2015
I was recently involved in a survey of best practices in establishing a diverse supply base. The most important and common method for driving diversity objectives in the survey (in…
Sep 10, 2015
I have been interviewing a number of CPO’s on the subject of procurement analytics and predictive analytics. In this discussion, an issue that frequently comes up is the debate over…
Aug 24, 2015
Every fall, Betty Minton and Bill Collins (my trusted and capable student project advisors) and I play a game of musical chairs. The challenge involves matching a group of bright,…