Monthly Archives: July, 2012

By now you have probably heard about the security fiasco and the name G4S. It’s quite an irony that London’s risk management process was itself full of risk. From what can be gathered so far, G4S was contacted to supply about 2,000 security personnel and then in December it dawned on the organizing committee that they really needed 10,000 personnel.

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One of the key differentiators between Strategic Sourcing and Tactical Purchasing is the decision to invest up-front in spend analytics and opportunity profiling. This crucial planning step provides a holistic snapshot of where money was spent and the results associated with that expenditure. Done properly Spend Analysis (SA) focuses the organization and prioritizes scarce resources towards opportunities that best meet the future needs of the business.

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I found two great articles yesterday in the Wall Street Journal that caught my attention. One article focused on Airbus’ epiphany to redesign their manufacturing process in “Hit by Delays, Airbus Tries New Way of Building Planes.” This is a must read as it is a classic lesson on how Supply Chain Management is critical to either the success or failure of a global manufacturer.

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