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The Future of Commercial Payments

March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · On Demand/SaaS, best practices, financial value chain, spend analysis, supply risk

Cash is king, credit is scarce, and stubborn clouds of uncertainty refuse to dissipate. In this time, maintaining a strong balance sheet and an eye on cash flows is a prerequisite for business leaders seeking to master the twin near-term imperatives of viability and maneuverability.
Scrutiny on money flows outside the four walls of a company, [...]

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RFPs for Magicians and Exploding Pirate Ships?

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · best practices, contract management, costing, sourcing, spend analysis, supplier management, supply management, supply market dynamics, supply risk

When I say “casino”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?
Probably for most of you, it’s money. Actually more like MONEY. Money being spent, won and lost at breakneck speed. And although you’ve possibly had trips to Vegas where you were up against The House (and ask a gambler, and they’ll always tell you [...]

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focus increases in China

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · LCCS and trade, enviro/social sustainability, supply management, supply risk

In recent years Low Cost Country Sourcing (LCCS) has been a huge initiative in many sourcing organizations resulting in relationships with suppliers in regions like China. Riding on this wave is the call for companies to have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the consumers who purchase their products. This is not just [...]

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“Government Spend Management” used to be an oxymoron. Now, it needs to happen.

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · best practices, spend analysis, supply risk

While making fun of the way governments purchase has long been a good source of humor in spend management circles, the deficit news coming out now leads one to believe that it is now time to really make something happen.
What do you think? How would you make this happen? Is it a lost [...]

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Toyota Recall: Time to step on the gas of Risk Management?

January 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · automotive sector, best practices, supplier management, supply management, supply risk

Toyota consistently ranks among the most respected global corporations and is well-known for their manufacturing prowess and strong supplier ties. That’s exactly why this week’s news about the accelerator problems for 4 million vehicles came as a shock to so many of us. The impact of this episode will be long-term, far-reaching, [...]

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