» Is Contrarian Purchasing a Good Savings Strategy?
3 hours ago by SpendMatters
Recent headlines about Toyota have no doubt been music to the ears of its major rivals -- especially Ford and GM. From a giant recall for gas pedals that stick (making the Audi 5000's sudden-acceleration PR woes look tame by comparison) to botched hy...

» Update on Sony’s Supply Chain Challenges and Cost Reduction Needs
4 hours ago by Supply Chain Matters from Bob Ferrari
Note:  The following posting can also be viewed and commented upon in the Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert Community web site. About a year ago, Sony Corporation initiated a massive corporate restructuring after announcing its first annual loss in more than 14 years. Sony had a significant profitability crisis which specifically involved its consumer electronics and games [...]

» City gets $775,000 back after fuel overbilling
5 hours ago by Purchasing Practice from dave
OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa was overbilled by almost $775,000 for fuel that it didn’t use during last winter’s 53-day transit strike, the city’s treasurer told councillors on Monday. read more

» Welcoming Zycus as a Lead Sponsor of Spend Matters
7 hours ago by SpendMatters
I'm thrilled to announce this morning that Zycus has become a Lead Sponsor of Spend Matters. Previously an Associate Sponsor, Zycus has now assumed a Lead Sponsor role. If you're not familiar with Zycus -- or think all that they do is spend classific...

» What Are Consumers Spending Money On?
8 hours ago by SpendMatters
Last week we featured an intro to low-cost automated phone surveys using InstantLoop. This week, we'll examine how to quickly look at some consumer-spending trends. - Ryder Daniels, Capsaicin, LLC Bundle is a new service that uses a node-based t...

» CDP Finds Most Member Companies Expect to Deselect Suppliers Who Don’t Manage Carbon
8 hours ago by 2Sustain from Tim Albinson
More than half of Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) supply chain members expect to deselect suppliers in the future for failing to meet carbon management criteria, according to a new CDP report. The second annual CDP Supply Chain Report, produced by A.T. Kearney, summarizes climate change information from 710 suppliers, and it shows that carbon management is [...]

» HBR's Breakthrough Ideas for 2010 are Good for Your Supply Chain, Part I
13 hours ago by Sourcing Innovation from the doctor
The Harvard Business Review recently ran a great article on Breakthrough Ideas for 2010. While many of the ideas aren't new (as a few can easily be traced backed decades), for many, their application would be. But more importantly, their application could fix a lot of problems in the world today.What really struck me was how they all had good supply chain equivalents that could help you revolut ...

» 2010 Prediction: Procurement Organizations Budget for Supply, Commodity, and Supplier Risk Content
14 hours ago by SpendMatters
My first two predictions in the Spend Matters 2010 forecasting series were certainly more controversial than this one. Still, one could argue that my third prediction, that an increasing number of procurement organizations will budget for su...

» New SupplyWatch Issue is Up
14 hours ago by Supply Excellence from Justin Fogarty
As many of you know, the Category Managers who contribute to Supply Excellence also create a quarterly report called SupplyWatch. The Q1 issue is up and includes detailed category breakdowns for… Metals Plastics, Rubber & Raw Materials Transportation Electronics, Electrical & IT Hardware Paper & Packaging Services & Capital Goods, Construction & Engineering In addition, ...

» If You Truly Want to Achieve Supply Chain Innovation ...
1 day ago by Sourcing Innovation from the doctor
Stop relying on spreadsheets!I thoroughly enjoyed this recent article over on SupplyChainBrain on how Intel Takes The Top Spot in the Supply Chain Innovation Awards. The article pointed out that Intel enhanced product availability by scrapping its reliance on spreadsheets and embracing technology that creates a real time, available-to-promise (ATP) environment. As a business management tool, Spre ...

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