May 6, 2013
News of the increasing death toll in Bangladesh continues to pour in, with the latest at 600 found dead in the rubble of the Rama factory complex. Demonstrators are protesting…
Apr 30, 2013
We had a series of great presentations this week at the SCRC meeting. Bill Knittle from BP first presented his experience on building a supplier performance measurement system, and how…
Apr 27, 2013
Last week I had the opportunity to travel first to New York and then Monterrey, Mexico, and speak with a number of people to explore perspectives on the current economic…
Apr 23, 2013
A lot of people are emphasizing the need to drive sustainable supply chains. “If we have a more sustainable supply base”, we hear from advocates, “…it will cost less, and…
Apr 19, 2013
Gerard Chick and I had a good chat over skype this morning, and we both started jotting down a few facts…. Banks are buying up gold and moving currency out…
Apr 3, 2013
The issue of sub-tier supply risk continues to be a challenge in many of the companies we work with at the SCRC. For example, one large company has experienced big…
Mar 14, 2013
Our next SCRC meeting will focus on “The Future of Procurement”, and will be held on April 29-30, at the NC State University Club in Raleigh, NC. We will be…
Mar 5, 2013
We recently worked on a study examining the market for pipeline construction services. Across North America, projects like Keystone are only the beginning of growth for pipelines in oil and…
Feb 5, 2013
Tim Cummins, CEO of the International Association of Commercial and Contract Management (IACCM), notes in his blog Commitment Matters that Dreamliner’s battery problems are perhaps due to the lack of…
Nov 12, 2012
The field of supply management has undergone quite a few changes over the past several years. Leaders in the field are always thinking about what the future of procurement will…
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