Let’s talk process!!! I assume this is the area where we may have the MOST disagreement. I often hear from clients that Strategic Sourcing and Category Management are interchangeable terms for the same process and I must admit that many, many organizations use them that way. But, we…
“How many of your organizations are doing Strategic Sourcing?” I am sure almost all hands went up and if I ask the same question regarding Category Management there would still be numerous raised hands up. I wish I had even a nickel for every time an organization told…
As Sourcing / Category Management / Supply Chain professionals we ARE playing the role of an internal consultant (whether we recognize it or not). To be effective in that role, we must integrate the consulting process into our business process – here is a simple illustration utilizing a…
By now you have probably heard about the poor Ever Given which is stuck in the Suez Canal. The impact of this is yet to be felt and the severity of the impact is yet to be calculated. Here are just some of the headlines: Suez blockage could…
Many of our stakeholders would argue that AGILE Sourcing belongs on the same list as Military Intelligence, act naturally and deafening silence – oxymorons all. They are of course not willing to recognize that most of the delays are actually caused by them but that’s a losing debate. …
