Last week, Industry Week highlighted the fact that 2/3rds of North American organizations have limited knowledge of the operational impacts of REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals). REACH is European Union legislation that aims to put more responsibility on industry to manage the health and environmental risks of industrial chemicals.
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A recent post on Logistics Management’s Loose Change blog tried to make that case that truckload rates will defy prevailing wisdom and actually begin to climb in the coming months. The logic is based on two things: First, that attrition rates of truck fleets would tighten up capacity. Second, that tonnage increases in recent months [more]

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I’m a consultant and I’m in the same business as a CPO.
Leafing through the archives of CPO Agenda, I came across an executive coaching Q&A, where a CPO asked how to tackle the problem of procurement not being involved with other functions and company decision making. Sound familiar?
Dick Russill’s eloquent and measured response was: sell. [more]

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Last week, Supply Excellence contributor Kris Colby reported from the Sourcing Interests Group’s regional conference that sustainable supply strategies are not just a passing fad. After rubbing elbows with sourcing and supply management executives from some of the world’s largest manufacturing and retail companies, Kris came away with this conclusion: “world class sourcing organizations are [more]

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In a special section of the Wall Street Journal (registration required) earlier this week, a duo of supply chain management professors warned that changing global market dynamics require new supply management skills and approaches that most companies lack.
Such findings are not news to the Supply Excellence audience. (Indeed, most of you are feeling the pinch [more]

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