Strategic Sourcing – Government Style
Public, private or government sector – organizations across the board are seeking ways to cut costs and improve efficiencies. And, they are starting by reviewing their procurement and sourcing...
View ArticleHow much are conflict minerals worth to your business?
The answer to that question depends on who you’re asking. According to the SEC Conflict Mineral Rule, U.S. businesses had until January 31, 2013 to report on the status of conflict minerals in their...
View ArticleBusiness Case For Supplier Performance Management Fundamentals: Boeing and...
By Don Raack Bloomberg News recently reported that the Pentagon’s inspector general stated that Boeing Co. overcharged the Defense Logistic Agency’s main part-buying unit by $13.7 million, relating to...
View ArticleSmarter, More Innovative Government
by Dan Warn Earlier this week, President Obama met with his Cabinet and senior officials to present his vision for a better, smarter and faster government: Key to accomplishing this goal and continue...
View ArticleNewflash: Strategic Sourcing Could Save Billions!
by Dan Warn Last week I blogged about the President’s new management initiative to create a better, smarter and faster government. This week, a senate hearing was convened to discuss the impact and...
View ArticleAlignment, Even the US Government is Missing It!
In yesterday’s blog post, Alignment Has Not Been A Cheap Investment, I noted that alignment is simple to understand but hard to achieve. If you need a different example other than your business, then...
View ArticleAre Global Supply Chains in Flux?
Wharton Operations and Information Management Professor Morris A. Cohen says “There is an enormous amount of change going on and the global supply chain is in flux.” According the World Trade...
View ArticleTransforming Public Sector Procurement: Two Secrets of Success
By Dan Warn Public sector procurement in North America is undergoing massive change for the first time in decades, as government procurement teams aim to improve efficiency, supplier participation and...
View ArticleSpending Transparency: Government Missing $619B!
By Alan Dowless Know who you’re paying, how much and for what. It’s one of the most basic principles of procurement. And if you’re in the public sector, be transparent. While most government...
View ArticleSpend Management Lessons from the UK
By Alan Dowless U.S. federal procurement teams – as discussed in our last post – have come under immense scrutiny for failing to provide transparency into government spending. While this situation has...
View ArticleCPO Seminar: 8 Takeaways for Public-Sector Procurement Transformation
By Alan Dowless Our last two posts looked at the spend management dilemma facing the U.S. government and how the UK Government Procurement Service tackled a similar challenge of their own. The main...
View ArticleModernizing Public Sector Procurement
By: Dan Warn Public sector procurement in North America is ready for massive change. Are you? Ontario recently implemented a modernized and streamlined procurement process that is open, fair, and most...
View ArticleThe GCC Oil and Gas Industry: Maturation and Transformation
Authored by Fayaz Haq and Henry Shepperd Representing 30% of the global oil production and boasting some of the highest global per capita GDPs, it isn’t hard to quickly uncover what makes the six...
View ArticleAvian Bird Flu: A Supply Chain Risk Challenge for the Food Supply Chain and...
Since late December 2014 the Avian Bird Flu has been an issue in the US. Imports from the US have been banned by Canada, Mexico and China. Commercial stocks in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin been...
View ArticleBalancing the Risk: Penny wise and Pound Foolish?
I recently read a great article on supply chain risk management by Jeffrey A. Burchill, a senior vice president of finance and CFO of FM Global. Imbedded in the article was a superb quote, where he...
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