Many of our readers will remember NPX and the immense contributions it made in tackling subjects like the following: Sourcing is Change Management, Emerging Market Sourcing, Managing Outsourcing Arrangements, Supplier Relationship Management, and Integration of Six Sigma and Strategic Sourcing. In collaboration with Corporate United (are…
The Year of Transformation: Maximizing value through collaborative and agile relationships Now that we understand that contracting must redefine the function and its role, in Session Two we will explore what needs to change and how to do it: To make change happen you need…
We are often approached by senior executives lamenting the fact that they don’t really have a place to meet with their peers and xchange ideas, challenges, solutions, etc., etc. They don’t like to go to conferences because either they don’t get to interact with their…
In preparing for an upcoming presentation at the Parcel Forum, we researched some future challenges and trends in Logistics and Distribution(L&D) and were somewhat surprised by what we found. Here is the list (in random order): Risk Management/Contingency Planning Talent Development “Big” Data/Advanced Analytics…
We have always felt that the goal of any sourcing process MUST be to select the best supplier possible and develop a relationship that will drive mutual value creation – it’s not to find the cheapest supplier. Unfortunately, most sourcing processes and related technologies absolutely reverse the priorities.