20 years ago . . . . . . . YES in 1996, we set out on a journey to do this thing called Strategic Sourcing. It was at a time when my organization was going through a merger of equals (two very large Midwest…
What did the significant data breaches of Target (2103), Home Depot (2104) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management – “OPM” (2015) have in common? In addition to these being existential threats when they occurred, along with massive fines, litigation, loss of market share and…
The Mpower Group, a leading global Supply Chain consultancy is excited to announce its partnership with Saint Louis University’s Center for Supply Chain Management. From this partnership, we are launching an Executive Webinar Series: From a Necessary Cost to a Competitive Weapon – Transforming your Supply…
The Mpower Group has relaunched The Next Practices Exchange under a new name – Procurement Executive Round Table (PERT) in partnership with Corporate United and ISM – Chicago. It is a sales- free forum for senior executives to gather, exchange experiences and challenges and…
Are you an internal consultant? We often ask our Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, HR, etc. clients this question and are often met with blank stares. BUT, if you are working as a professional in any shared service function where you are required…