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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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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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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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.
In doing so, Tyco is [more]

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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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