That probably sounds like typical clickbait and hyperbole but allow me to try to change your mind a little bit. While it is true that China is coming back on-line in terms of manufacturing and Supply Chains, the impact of this cannot be measured in the short term…
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Following up from my last two posts, I’m happy to report that smarter people at our firm took what I wrote and took it a lot further and (drumroll) here it is – Our listicle (and that is not a derisive thing anymore) for 2020 and beyond. I…
When I was entering college, my dream job was to become a buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue. I felt so strongly about it that I majored in Fashion Merchandising. In the spirit of full disclosure, I ended up double majoring in Accounting and became a CPA. But life…
This past Tuesday, we met with a group of CPOs as part of PERT (Procurement / Supply Executive Round Table) and the topic was “How to Maximize Value through Relationships (Internal and External) and Governance”. The discussion focused on the journey from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management and…
As promised, we wanted to share some insights from my participation on a panel at this event. Judging by the attendees, this is clearly a technology that we all need to understand and embrace because it is gathering momentum. Having said that, the evangelists behind the technology should…