DON’T WAIT – JOIN NPX TODAY! The Next Practices Xchange (NPX) is a collaboration of senior executives from Fortune 1,000 organizations in a forum setting sharing ideas on Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management. Our Next Meeting is on Monday, September 14th in Chicago.…
Earlier in the week as I was doing my morning read of Supply Chain related news, I ran across three+ articles that all seemed to coalesce in my brain. First, “Why Don’t People think Supply Chain is Sexy?” where the author tries to convince us…
This is a question I am often asked when I teach negotiations. Do you start out naughty (as an adversary) or nice (as a collaborator)? I was personally taught negotiations in the mid ‘90s when Strategic Sourcing was in its infancy. At the time, the…
Getting the goods (and services) to the average consumers to meet their day to day needs would have been a fairly easy proposition to maximize in this age of Internet of Things (IOT – it’s a real term). Or so you would have thought, and…
As we formally announced last week, NPX is being re-launched with the 1st meeting being held on September 14th. Please mark your calendars because that date was picked to help those travelling to enjoy a great weekend in Chicago (best time to visit!!). Please click…