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KPI discussion with your peers tomorrow

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · best practices, sourcing, supply market dynamics

Tomorrow, I am moderating the monthly member call for the LinkedIn Strategic Sourcing & Procurement group. This month’s topic is KPIs. So please join us if you have KPI questions or insights, or if you’d just like to hear your peers engaged in a lively discussion of the subject.
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Private Equity ready for the Commerce Cloud?

August 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · best practices, spend analysis, supply market dynamics

The glory days of the Private Equity (PE) world are certainly not over but they are changing. Firms today are struggling to attract new investments and to manage the portfolio companies they own.
The days of the quick buy and sell are long gone. The PE firms today are faced with attempting to figure out how [...]

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Chief Executives Refocus on Growth; New Priorities

August 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · best practices, financial value chain, supply management

For months now, economic prognosticators have been sending mixed signals on the potential global economic recovery. Recent stock market volatility has only added to this uncertainty. Yet, a new Saugatuck-BusinessWeek study of more than 400 global C-level executives  shows clear signs that most businesses are optimistic about economic growth.
The study, Shifting C-Level Business Priorities as [...]

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Agility rules in the New Normal

July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · On Demand/SaaS, best practices, supply risk

There’s more than one kind of agility.
These days, agility is a key aspect in any discussion involving “The Cloud”. One of the primary benefits of the move to Cloud Computing is the ability to quickly respond to changing needs and disparate environments.
However, it’s important to recognize that agility does not refer only [...]

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Collaborative Question: “Should You Share Your Selection Criteria & Weightings With Suppliers?”

July 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments · best practices, sourcing, supplier management

Charles Dominick, of Next Level Purchasing, recently posted a question to the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Group on LinkedIn that has been getting a LOT of attention:
“Should you share your selection criteria and weightings with suppliers?”
Needless to say, there are some very strong opinions for and against sharing this information. A few of the best answers [...]

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