When I say “casino”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?
Probably for most of you, it’s money. Actually more like MONEY. Money being spent, won and lost at breakneck speed. And although you’ve possibly had trips to Vegas where you were up against The House (and ask a gambler, and they’ll always tell you [...]

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In recent years Low Cost Country Sourcing (LCCS) has been a huge initiative in many sourcing organizations resulting in relationships with suppliers in regions like China. Riding on this wave is the call for companies to have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the consumers who purchase their products. This is not just [...]

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Friday’s group discussion on Vested Outsourcing led by University of Tennessee faculty member Kate Vitasek went very well. For anyone unfamiliar with her work, Kate literally wrote the book on Vested Outsourcing, a model that utilizes incentives to create more strategic relationships between buying organizations and their outsourcing vendors. So when she stepped up and [...]

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Last month, the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Group on LinkedIn hosted our 1st Group conference call. Things got off to a great start with Chris Sawchuk leading a discussion on “key issues” in 2010.
Now, for our February call…
Kate Vitasek, who literally wrote the book on “Vested Outsourcing”, will be leading the discussion. So, come armed [...]

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We’re facing a dangerous supply shortage across the globe. What’s running low, you ask? Two things; mustaches and charitable donations.
Ok, so maybe mustaches are an arguable “commodity” that many would like to see disappear completely. But few would dispute that charitable donations, particularly to specific school projects through DonorsChoose.org, are always too scarce.
Luckily a few [...]

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