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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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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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Tyco takes on a Purchasing “Sacred Cow”

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Services Procurement, best practices, contract management, outsourcing, sourcing, supply management

The Economist recently highlighted Tyco’s fundamental shift from paying their outside legal council based on billable hours and towards a system where they pay a flat rate with a bonus for improving “satisfaction” and reducing litigation. On first read, that might not sound like a spend management success story…but it is.
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Who will win Gold in the Purch-lympics?

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Services Procurement, best practices, sourcing, supply management

You’ve got to give Charles Dominick credit for the most interesting way to gather the success stories of some of procurement’s best and brightest. The Purch-lympics had his blog’s readers competitors submit essays on purchasing and supply management subjects then work their way through competitive rounds of heats and semi-finals where other readers chose their [more]

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