var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Recently there is a great deal of discussion about sustainability and the importance of going green with the supply chain. For example, SCDigest has a great summary of the recent McKinsey report thatContinue reading “How do you green the upstream supply chain ?”
Category Archives: Information Technology
Small business,gas prices and the Internet
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The Conceptual Age – reporting from ISM 93rd Conference St. Louis
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Upcoming KPO/BPO learning opportunities in Florida and New York
I am really glad to see the surge of recent interest on knowledge process outsourcing and the shared service domain. End of March you have the Orlando Florida event where you have the eminent strategy guru Ram Charan leading the proceedings. On a more applied and "what I can I do with this KPO thingContinue reading “Upcoming KPO/BPO learning opportunities in Florida and New York”
You don’t repeat reverse auctions!
Reverse auctions are controversial. Suppliers bid their lowest rates on-line and prices keep going down and the buyer’s organization is happy. Inefficiencies in the supply chain reduce, transparency increases and suppliers are on their toes. Sounds not very collaborative and that’s what I had though so far till I went yesterday to the CAPM SeminarContinue reading “You don’t repeat reverse auctions!”
KPO is back in the news
Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) is back in the news with estimates ranging from $10-17 Billion/year volume by 2010. I ran the first ever MBA elective on "Global Outsourcing of Knowledge Based Services" in Fall 2005 – and a CAPM seminar in April 2006, with the same title. While well attended, I think KPO classes andContinue reading “KPO is back in the news”
Supply Chain a Market Strategy differentiator
I was rather pleased to read the Aberdeen report , see the CNN summary here. 56% of the over 800 firms surveyed felt that supply chain management was a market strategy differentiator and could make all the difference in customer satisfaction and service apart from delivering sustainability in a firm’s overall operations. This seems fairlyContinue reading “Supply Chain a Market Strategy differentiator”
e-Sourcing Workshop by Jim Kelly
http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf The e-Sourcing Workshop by Jim Kelly (of JVKG ) turned out to be brilliant (check out the photos above).Here was someone who had worked for many years in procurement and was able to bring out the practicalities of technology adoption in the automation of requisition to procure and pay in a variety of industries.Continue reading “e-Sourcing Workshop by Jim Kelly”
How Relationship Marketing is Changing Procurement Management
Sometimes its just a quick remark that clarifies difficult issues and that happened with me yesterday when a very competent procurement professional mentioned that their company did not do much procurement activities i.e. bidding,negotiation because they preferred to stay with the same supplier. So, there was not much growth in procurement as a career… ThisContinue reading “How Relationship Marketing is Changing Procurement Management”
From supply chain to “global value chain” a report from NECON 2007
I returned from NECON 2007 and was struck by a major change in the supply profession from 2006. In three words "global value chain," in contrast to the narrower "savings" theme of the previous year. While in 2006 there was some talk about managing the global supply organization and global suppliers – this time IContinue reading “From supply chain to “global value chain” a report from NECON 2007″