Supply Excellence — Supply Now Podcast: Mid-Market Supply Management Success Factors

Supply Now Podcast: Mid-Market Supply Management Success Factors

September 25th, 2007 · by Tim Minahan · 1 Comment · LCCS and trade, best practices, sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply risk

It’s bring your wife to work day on the latest installment of SupplyNow, the joint podcast series of Supply Excellence and SpendMatters. Luckily, SpendMaster blogmaster Jason Busch’s wife, Lisa Reisman, has far more practical, hands-on experience with global sourcing and supplier management than either Jason or I.

Lisa is co-founder and managing partner of Aptium Global, a boutique consultancy specializing in supporting the global sourcing and supplier management strategies of small- to mid-sized manufacturers and governmental agencies. Prior to founding Aptium, Lisa spent 15 years in the management and direct materials consulting practices at Andersen and Deloitte Consulting.

During the SupplyNow podcast, Lisa uses this experience to offer up some straight shooting advice on what works (and what doesn’t) for supply management in the mid-market. Lisa tackles issues and provides real-world case studies for mid-market companies sourcing from China to adopting technology to outsourcing procurement.

Other issues tackled in this episode of SupplyNow include:

Collaborative buying practices in the automotive sector.
Pending regulation that will force companies to adopt environmentally and socially responsible supply practices.
A first peek and assessment on Aberdeen Group’s latest Spend Analysis Benchmark Report.

Listen to this latest installment of the SupplyNow podcast here.

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