Ever wonder what your CEO is thinking? Well, a new study of 443 C-level executives from Saugatuck Technology and Business Week Research Services purports to have the answer. Here it is:
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Okay, stop laughing.
There really are some valuable insights buried in that chart — even if they’re not presented in the most coherent [...]

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When I posted my 2007 predictions for the supply management discipline earlier this year, one projection caused considerable backlash: “You will rethink your low-cost country sourcing strategy.”
I argued that the risks, lead-times, and hidden costs of emerging market hotspots — particularly India and China — would make these faraway regions less attractive as sourcing destinations. [...]

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No one would dispute that China is fast becoming the manufacturing capital of the world. But this new-found status comes with challenges. Mainly, manufacturing plants require lots of power. Power requires oil. And therein lies the conundrum.
While supply managers in the U.S. and Europe have been bragging about securing “the China price” for goods and services [...]

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Over the weekend, Spend Matters had an insightful post on signs of the emerging recession. In his post, blogmaster Jason Busch warned supply managers to step up their focus on cost management.
My opinion: Bring it on!
While bad for business, history proves that recessions are good for the supply management discipline. Why? When the going gets tough, CEOs and [...]

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Last week’s diatribe on the requirements for the new era of supply management caused quite a stir. While all commentators agreed with the principles of Supply Management 2.0, some argued that many supply organizations are not yet prepared to embrace this new responsibility.
I agree with this assessment. (That was the point of sharing examples of [...]

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