First, I hope you, your family and your colleagues are staying healthy and safe. A few weeks ago, I delivered a virtual training session to a Procurement (Purchasing) group that is part of an organization that is also responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Category Management. …
Actually, I don’t even know their record this year (and that’s part of the point), but the Seattle Seahawks were not in the Super Bowl and here’s why I think they were the best team: “The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had…
That probably got your attention fast but unlike the Ginsu knife commercial (I know I’m dating myself), this may not even cost you $29.95. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) got a bad rap in the early days and I did my share of the rapping against…
Many of our stakeholders would argue that AGILE Sourcing belongs on the same list as Military Intelligence, act naturally and deafening silence – oxymorons all. They are of course not willing to recognize that most of the delays are actually caused by them but that’s…
There is great news for the world – a number of COVID vaccines are going through the approval process and they all look promising. Creating a vaccine is merely the first challenge (even though the most critical) and now creating the supply chains to manufacture…