As a Procurement professional, I want to believe that I’m a reasonable and sensible person when dealing with potential and incumbent suppliers. However, after reading the list of Common Fallacies in Reasoning I questioned if I ever experienced or observed some of the fallacies in…
Sorry, sports fans, we are NOT going to talk about Football today. What I am going to write about is the rising inventory levels and significant supply chain issues that are troubling Macy’s and other major retailers as we enter the holiday shopping season. When…
As promised, here are some thoughts and observations from the conference. As we have observed in the past, this is one group where professionals from both sides get together and talk about their respective processes. What has been fascinating to watch is how the language…
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