Globalization, regulatory pressures, outsourcing, and supply market instability have elevated the strategic importance of the supply management discipline. Early visionaries used new supply management practices and technologies to reduce supply costs, mitigate risk, and gain competitive advantage. Now, a wave of “fast followers” is rushing to emulate the successes of these early movers while avoiding their mistakes.

SupplyExcellence is the first blog dedicated exclusively to fostering and accelerating supply management excellence. To this end, we will profile supply strategies, best practices, and case studies to help companies of all sizes and industries accelerate results and drive continuous improvements in global supply management performance. We will also provide a unique, objective, and interactive forum for procurement and supply management executives to identify and share best practices on all aspects of supply management — from determining the right organizational structure and capitalizing on low-cost country sourcing opportunities to defining supplier segmentation and development approaches and evaluating and deploying the right supply management automation solution to support your company’s needs, infrastructure, and budget.

We encourage your participation and feedback to ensure lively exchange of ideas that can help your company accelerate and sustain supply management excellence.

– Tim Minahan