With Aberdeen Group’s CPO Summit winding down, our field reporter Andrea Soltysiak is rounding out the Boston leg of her trip. What better time for her to report on the highlights of Merck’s presentation at the event on corporate travel strategies. The secret to their success lies not only in negotiating great deals with airlines [...]

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Guest blogger Andrea Soltysiak has another great report from Aberdeen Group’s CPO Summit — this time on one of my favorite subjects: sustainability. She reports on Material Science’s walk-before-you-run approach to developing a successful sustainability program.
Green supply chain has been a common theme on this blog, so I jumped at the chance to hear Kirk [...]

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Our guest blogger Andrea Soltysiak is back on the case, this time profiling the comments from CPO Summit keynote speaker Michael Treacy. Although, I must admit, this long-time management guru and author (whose Discipline of Market Leaders is a must read) seems to have softened in his old(er) age. The usually controversial Treacy takes aim [...]

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Andrea Soltysiak, long-time advisor, public relations, and marketing specialist to supply chain and supply management software companies is hobnobbing with the stars at Aberdeen Group’s CPO Summit in Boston this week. Her first report from the conference gives us a rundown of just how impactful the audience of senior supply management executives in the audience [...]

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Aberdeen’s annual CPO Summit will take place this week in Boston. The agenda for this year’s event includes a great line-up of speakers and panelists billed to provide a look into the future of global supply management and strategies for achieving a competitive edge. Among those taking the stage will be National City Corp CPO [...]

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