Friday digest: supplier capacity still a concern for automotives
Share| Struggling suppliers were once again front and centre of the news agenda with more automotive companies raising concerns about whether they will be able to keep up with a ramp up in production....
View ArticlePL Masterclass Vienna: Supplier visibility
Share| Procurement, as a function, is in the enviable position of being almost central to an organisation. It has direct links to all business functions as well as the supply base, and as a result, is...
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Is supplier diversity really that important? (Part 1 of 3)
Share| As highlighted in the above image from the Cigna website, supplier diversity is important because the company believes that . . . “the success of minority- and women-owned businesses and other...
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Who owns the supplier relationship . . . the company or the buyer?
Share|A recent story concerning the ownership of Twitter followers for a company account raises an interesting question about supplier relationships. Added emphasis on the word “relationships.” The PI...
View ArticleTo Get The Most Out Of Supplier Reports, Read Between the Lines
Share|SIG recently ran a good article on Getting the Most out of Supplier Reports that made some good points. Many suppliers are just beginning their reporting journey, and don’t always know what is...
View ArticleNine Rules for Stifling Supplier Innovation
Share|Over on the Old St Labs blog, Mark Perara recently penned a great post on Nine Rules for Stifling Supplier Innovation in homage to a post by Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the HBR blogs on Nine Rules to...
View ArticleWhat is Necessary to Get a Grip on Risk before You Select a Supplier for...
Share|Outsourcing ain’t going away. The best we can hope for is near-sourcing, but that will depend on the ability to find the needed expertise and scale at competitive rates (at least until oil and...
View ArticleHow Do You Identify a Stellar Supplier?
Share|Relating to Wednesday’s post where we asked what is necessary to get a grip on risk before outsourcing to a new supplier, you also want to know how you can identify who is likely to be a stellar...
View ArticleSupplier Circles? That’s Just Loopy!
Share|Don’t know how SI missed this, but apparently McKinsey has been telling everyone to abandon supply chains in favour of supply circles for almost a year now! What? While it’s true you can loop a...
View ArticleBeefing up supplier risk and performance management systems
Share| Food companies could and should have used ePurchasing technology to prevent the risk that now threatens their business. Thought Leaders is a series of regular posts from experts from across...
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