First, I hope you are all staying healthy and safe. The last 90 days has taught us all that working remotely is possible. Millions upon millions of us went from commuting to our workplace every day to abruptly scrambling to find a place in our…
By now, we have weathered the initial shock and awe from this horrible event and have settled into the routine of working from home, securing enough PPE and trying to plan for the reopening depending on when that may be happening. At the risk…
We recently had our 1st virtual Procurement/Supply Chain Executive Roundtable (PERT) and I thought it would be useful to share the experience. The topic was “The Impact of Trade Talks, Tariffs and Global Turmoil on our Category Strategies – Time to get in Front of this Major Risk!” and…
Have you ever wondered how some educational institutions with the focus on the Strategic Procurement and Supply Management (SPSM) field develop their curricula? How do they acquire knowledge about what topics to teach? How often do they update educational materials? Ideally, graduate and post-graduate Schools…
If I knew the answer to that, I would have retired long time ago having made tons of money. Understanding what made that chicken decide to move from A to B would perhaps help me better understand how to get organizations to decide to move…
What does “Working in Teams” have to do with Strategic Sourcing OR Category Management? I would suggest that it is THE most powerful way of building a collaborative environment and getting work done. As you move from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management this becomes even…