» Let?s Take a Measure of our Declaration of Independence
8 hours ago by SpendMatters
Today, Friday July 3rd appears to be the unofficial July 4th Holiday from work for most in the U.S. -- except for the nearly 10% officially unemployed who are on a downturn holiday every day. And that figure doesn't include those whose unemployment b...

» What If Your Supply Chain Software Vendor Goes Bust?
9 hours ago by Sourcing Innovation from the doctor
Share This on Linked In A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints, the ARC Advisory Group Blog, asked a very important question given that many of the smaller vendors in this space are not on the solid footing they once were -- What If Your Supply Chain Software Vendor Goes Out Of Business?It's a good question, especially since you'll be in bad shape if you haven't negotiated perpetual rights to n ...

» E. Coli Investigations and Disruption Spread Through Food Supply Chains
12 hours ago by Supply Chain Matters from Bob Ferrari
Once again, I’m penning a posting related to product contamination and recall, and again it involves the cascading supply chain effects of an incident of suspected forms of E.Coli contamination which can cause serious food borne illness. The latest incident involves a voluntary recall of 420,000 pounds of beef products produced by JBS Swift Beef Company [...]

» Tomorrow’s CIO
12 hours ago by Supply Chain Matters from Bob Ferrari
An opinion article penned by Ashwin Rangan of MarketShare Partners, Understanding Tomorrow’s CIO’s, appearing on SandHill.com, caught my interest.  The premise of the article is that the next generation of top technology executives will be a different breed, with a different focus of management competencies and traits.  This article was written primarily to inform software [...]

» Sourcing Blogs: SpendMatters
13 hours ago by E-Sourcing Forum from Erica W - Iasta
“Personal Spend — A Dearth of Trust & Visibility” With companies “going out of business,” consumer haggling has more than doubled, 80% of attempts being successful.  But who really has the upper hand?  This blog demonstrates the mistrust that results from an overall lack of spend visibility between suppliers and buyers in the corporate world versus [...]

» What Led Thomas Global to Shutdown?
13 hours ago by SpendMatters
Yesterday, Spend Matters covered the story of Thomas Global?s shutdown, noting in detail a number of the reasons that led to the decision to close its doors as well as the staffing and supplier advertising implications. I received a couple of emails ...

» Why Do We Still Have The Seven Timeless Challenges of Supply Chain Management?
15 hours ago by Sourcing Innovation from the doctor
Share This on Linked In A recent article in Supply Chain Digest listed the seven timeless challenges of supply chain management, as described by Dr. J. Paul Dittmann, the Director of the Office of Corporate Partnership at the University of Tennessee. While I have to agree that these challenges are timeless in that we (needlessly) see them again and again and again, I don't understand why ... s ...

» Friday Rant: Certifications and Training Alone are Not the Answer to Career Growth
16 hours ago by SpendMatters
Earlier this week, Next Level Purchasing announced their latest certification, the SPSM2. Judging from the look of the curriculum, it seems like it covers quite a bit of ground and some in the industry have positioned it as a masters degree in purc...

» Phone Makers Agree to Universal Cell Phone Charger in Europe
17 hours ago by 2Sustain from Tim Albinson
I asked the question just last week in my post about Verizon’s 2008-09 Sustainability Report: Why can’t cell phone manufacturers agree on a one-size-fits-all charger? Then, just a few days ago, I ran across news that phone makers in Europe...

» When IP theft goes horribly wrong
19 hours ago by Procurement Leaders Network - Procurement Blog from David Rae
Many business leaders are nervous about operating in the Far East due to concerns over the loss of intellectual property. And rightly so, stories of cars being copied almost to perfection and sold on the open market within weeks of the official launch are all-too-common. In fact, IP theft in China is so embedded in the culture of the economy that many have given up trying to fight it.

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