Mar 9, 2016
An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. The book looks at what the future procurement capability will…
Feb 27, 2016
I had the opportunity to sit in on a number of academic presentations today, as part of the Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Management Workshop for Early-Career Faculty. During the morning,…
Feb 18, 2016
I had an opportunity to go on a “Google Hangout” with Alex Zhong from IBM yesterday. We recorded the hangout discussion, and it gave me an opportunity to share some of…
Feb 16, 2016
NORTH CAROLINA’S SUPPLY CHAIN Conduit for Commerce & Economic Development An Economic Impact Statement & Analysis This recent study on the state of the supply chain industry and its impact on the…
Feb 11, 2016
I spent some time working with IBM this past month on a slide share that covers 6 key questions on the minds of many of the Chief Procurement Officers I’ve…
Feb 8, 2016
I had a chance to review the new book by Jim Hansen and Kelly Barner, “Procurement at a Crossroads“, which explores the many changes that the profession is facing, and…
Jan 26, 2016
The concept of “Collaboration” has been getting a lot of grief lately. For instance, recent articles in the Harvard Business Review and the Economist emphasize that collaboration has reached the…
Jan 21, 2016
I spent the last two days meeting with members of the Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing team at Nike, in Beaverton, Oregon. Nike has developed a partnership with NC State’s…
The current environment we find ourselves in is indeed perilous. As the stock market continues to spin up and down in a volatile fashion, brokers and Wall Street types are…
Jan 15, 2016
An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now….Supply chain talent is a hot commodity! Many of the skills that we’ve identified in…
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