Supply chain analytics

Sep 16, 2014

Notes from ProcureCon Indirect West at the Wigwam in Phoenix Arizona

Had a great time today speaking at the ProcureCon conference in Phoenix today, and spent a good deal of time talking to a number of the different solutions providers in…

Aug 27, 2014

SCRC Student Project Lineup Off to a Great Start…

NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain…

Aug 4, 2014

Understanding Your Sourcing Footprint is the Key to Procurement Analytics

Direct conversations through on-site engagement with different lines of business is the most direct and effective means of understanding how sourcing processes are occurring today, as well as understanding how…

Jun 22, 2014

Thoughts from EurOMA Palermo: Operations Management and the Innovation Economy

Just finished speaking at the EurOMA conference in Palermo, and was excited by the discussions and feedback over the course of today. I arrived in Palermo yesterday, and had an…

Jun 10, 2014

Data Cleansing as the Foundation for Supply Chain Analytics

Many organizations are focused on driving analytics as a foundation for competitive advantage. Often overlooked in this discussion is the importance of establishing a foundation for analytics through the process…

May 21, 2014

Healthcare Has Fallen Down and Can't Get Up: Get Your Own Spend Cube!

In today’s environment, hospitals continue to outsource their sourcing capabilities to a national or regional group of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO’s), who claim to obtain leveraged savings for groups of…

Dec 16, 2013

Handfield's Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives…

Dec 14, 2013

Future Procurement Capabilities: Supply Managers Need to Think like CFO's

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s…

Dec 3, 2013

Managing the flow of supplier-related data in financial services

Doug Hague, Vendor Analytics Executive from Bank of America, shared insights on how the financial services industry is facing a lot of pressure to supply-related analytics and management of suppliers.…

Dec 2, 2013

Jason Schenker's Views on 2014 Economic Events

Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics provided some insights into where we are headed in the global economy at the SCRC meeting today. In his words, “the US economy is getting…