As the debate rages on about the Difference Between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, the one element that is insurmountable if you don’t have it, is Leadership! Without a leader that has the vision to move your organization toward Category Management – you are never…
I was invited to conduct two workshops for about 80 senior executives at the Supply Chain Leadership Summit yesterday in Houston. Let me share some of the discussions I had because I think you will find them as interesting as I did – at least…
I can’t remember the first time I saw some article/white paper with that topic and blaring title but it was a looong time ago. And I betcha if you google it today you would get a large number of hits. We have also spoken on…
What do these events have in common? Fukushima nuclear disaster Dot com crash Dissolution of the Soviet Union September 11th attacks The rise of the Internet BREXIT Outcome of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election They are all considered to be Black Swan events. A Black Swan is…
The Mpower Group is excited to announce our founding partner, COO, Anne Kohler, has been honored by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a 2017 Provider Pros to Know. …
In a few weeks I will be facilitating a panel discussion with a group of women who will be receiving the “Women to Watch” award through the ILCPA and AICPA societies. This award is given annually to women who are deemed to be either experienced…