Read Yesterday’s Purchasing Blogs? Don’t Panic!
Yesterday, my friend Tim Minahan posted an entry on Supply Excellence about the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ job outlook for purchasing professionals. He rallied other bloggers in the space to incite a letter-writing campaign [...]
Supply Chain Optimization
I hope that you have enjoyed the article “Supply Chain Optimization Simplified.” Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! I am sure many of you are wondering, “Will I ever need supply [...]
The Best Purchasing Certification? More Evidence…
Since the SPSM Certification was launched in 2004, we’ve seen it rapidly rise in recognition and supplant other certifications as the “best” certification available in the eyes of purchasing professionals around the world. Yesterday, one [...]
Buying From Sister Companies
One of our students recently sent a very interesting question to me. She asked how to handle buying products and services from “sister companies” (i.e., companies who are owned by the same parent company that [...]
Training’s Role In Procurement Transformation
Purchasing Magazine published an article on Saturday about Kimball International’s sourcing team and the massive and measurable success they’ve had with transforming their organization into a more strategic one. Don’t miss updates on Procurement & [...]
Information on Purchase Orders
I’ve recently received a question like this from a student: “What is better to use on a purchase order: an item number or a free text description?” Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, [...]
Buying From Sister Companies
One of our students recently sent a very interesting question to me. She asked how to handle buying products and services from “sister companies” (i.e., companies who are owned by [...]
Training’s Role In Procurement Transformation
Purchasing Magazine published an article on Saturday about Kimball International’s sourcing team and the massive and measurable success they’ve had with transforming their organization into a more strategic one. Don’t [...]
Information on Purchase Orders
I’ve recently received a question like this from a student: “What is better to use on a purchase order: an item number or a free text description?” Don’t miss updates [...]
Supply Chain Talent Poaching
Last year, I blogged about how Alcoa was poaching top talent from other purchasing organizations. Specifically, I alluded to two extremely talented individuals in particular who had recently joined their [...]
Early Supplier Involvement
I hope that you have enjoyed the article “6 Early Supplier Involvement Tips.” Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! While the article focuses on how to [...]
Corporate Purchasing On eBay?
SupplyManagement.com posted this article, documenting its findings in a survey of professional buyers’ use of eBay. Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! What I don’t like [...]
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