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Wal-Mart: The “Gold Standard” in Immigration Compliance

October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Services Procurement, best practices, outsourcing, sourcing, supplier management, supply risk

Deloitte’s Ryan Flynn recently previewed the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) webinar and their Wal-Mart case study. As you likely recall, Wal-Mart received a very public PR black-eye a few years ago when some of their subcontracted cleaning crews turned out to be comprised of undocumented workers. The media hung the company out to dry [more]

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Risky Business in India?

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments · LCCS and trade, automotive sector, outsourcing, sourcing, supply management, supply risk

In case you missed the story (and that’s a forgivable offense since you’re likely watching the response of your supply chain, company and 401k to the financial situation this week), sixty-three formers employees of an Indian auto-parts manufacturer are under arrest for murder after beating their former CEO to death Tuesday. The workers were set [more]

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Bank Credit Market Freeze: Are your suppliers being left in the cold?

September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · best practices, financial value chain, outsourcing, sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply market dynamics, supply risk

Like most of you, I spent the last week glued to my financial TV news outlets, rss feeds, Wall Street Journal and (because I was traveling) the USA Today Money section, trying to make some sense of the turmoil rocking the banking sector. When giant, old institutions like Lehman Bros. and AIG fail, and [more]

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): How Companies Can Melt

September 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · LCCS and trade, Services Procurement, best practices, contract management, events, outsourcing, supply management, supply risk

There are few issues in American politics and business where tensions have been as lasting or as passionate as immigration. The last few years have seen a massive rise in the prosecution of undocumented workers and their employers. And while the evolution of regulations and enforcement hinges on the election, public opinion and more [more]

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Merck’s Indirect Spend Success Story

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Services Procurement, best practices, outsourcing, sourcing, supplier management, supply management

We recently covered pharmaceutical companies sourcing API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) from low-cost countries and the potential risks that accompany the trend. But I came across a video of Columbia Business School Professor Noel Capon interviewing Merck’s Howard Richman that covers a far different pharma procurement angle - the company’s indirect spend success story.

Richman, Merck’s Executive [more]

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