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Credit Crisis Collaboration: The Best Cash Flow Alternative

October 7th, 2008 · No Comments · best practices, financial value chain, mid-market/growing enterprise, sourcing, supply management, supply risk

While it may not have the news-cycle cachet of a $700 Billion bailout, or the immediate voyeuristic drawing power of the battle of the banking titans (i.e. Wells/Citi/Wachovia), the struggles that suppliers are facing finding cash flow and short-term credit can have immediate and long-term impact on supply chains if those suppliers fail or are [more]

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“Greening” the US Ports

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments · oil/energy, sourcing, supply management

A recent Newsweek article showcased the “greening” of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Both ports have a long history of polluting the air, water and citizens’ lungs in the area. In fact, their current clean up efforts were sparked by a combination of lawsuits, shockingly high local cancer rates and public outcry.
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Failing Profits or Profitably Failing?: Supply Chain Risk in the Credit Freeze

October 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · best practices, financial value chain, sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply risk

According to a CFO.com survey released on Wednesday, “”[as a result of the credit crisis] 61 percent of finance chiefs are concerned about their companies’ access to day-to-day financing.” This concern is especially acute for small to mid-sized suppliers for whom short-term credit is the primary operational bridge allowing them to make it from [more]

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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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Cut Travel Costs by 75% (and other Tales from the Road)

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments · best practices, events, sourcing, supply management

My own travels last week offer validation from the trenches that Amex’s predictions for travel curbs will come to fruition. Travel restrictions were a hot topic at the Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) Conference last week. No less than five procurement execs said their companies had implement restrictions for all but sales related travel. (Only two [more]

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