I read with interest Michael Lamoreaux’s recent blog post called “Are You Revenue/Growth Enabled?” In this post, Michael talks about whether Supply Chain/Sourcing/Procurement organizations are revenue/growth enabled? Perhaps Michael has forgotten the spirited debate that he facilitated two years ago when we declared that Strategic…
Often referred to as a “sacred cow” of Sourcing, law firms are finally feeling the squeeze felt by every other business that supplies goods or services to clients. It took the recent recession for companies to realize that “everything is negotiable”, even the legal fees charged by their outside legal counsel.
Your Supply Chain can be a competitive weapon? ABSOLUTELY!!! However, the fundamental principles that guide the creation and management of supplier relationships must change! If your organization continues to look at your supply chain as nothing but a supply base from which you must extract…