Perfect timing for The Hackett Group’s survey on inflation and its impact on procurement and supply chains. This week the topic of inflation is sure to be front and center on the businesss section of any newspaper as US Fed Chairman Bernanke goes before Congress for his semiannual report. With inflation (or at least the [...]
Help with The Hackett Group survey on Inflation and get a copy of results
March 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · best practices, supply market dynamics
Tags: commodities·Hackett Group·inflation·survey
Sourcing ‘Sexy’ Categories (Like Coffee)
September 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · LCCS and trade, sourcing, spend analysis, supply management, supply market dynamics
Today in the US, it’s National Drink Coffee Day. Now I don’t know if that’s an official holiday of any kind or just another internet meme, similar to Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th). But the ‘holiday’ reminded me of a recent discussion thread on Ariba Exchange about sourcing coffee, which dug into strategy [...]
Tags: best practices·commodities·quick wins·sourcing·supply market dynamics
Collaborate w/ peers: “How is the Gulf Oil Spill Impacting Supply Chains?”
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · enviro/social sustainability, oil/energy, supply management, supply market dynamics, supply risk
I recently asked my fellow Strategic Sourcing & Procurement group members on LinkedIn for topics they’d like to cover on our monthly conference calls this summer. Lots of great ideas, but the one that caught my eye as an opportunity to have an immediate impact was the suggestion by a Supply Chain Analyst at a [...]
Tags: commodities·oil/energy·supply risk·transport
Open Discussion with Murillo Xavier (author of ‘Suppliers are from Mars, Customers are from Venus’)
May 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · best practices, sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply market dynamics
Following hot on heels of a great April group member call on Commodities (replay available here), our Strategic Sourcing & Procurement discussion this month will be led by Murillo Xavier. Murillo is a Supply Chain Project Manager at Nestle Waters North America as well as the author of ‘Strategic Sourcing - Suppliers Are From Mars, [...]
Tags: best practices·commodities·LinkedIn·supplier management·supply market dynamics·SupplyWatch
Buyer’s or Supplier’s Market? Non-price factors as indicators
May 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · metals, supplier management, supply market dynamics
Lead Category Manager Mike Petro explains how non-price factors indicate a shift from buyer’s to seller’s market conditions.
This segment is a clip from the LinkedIn Strategic Sourcing & Procurement group member conference call on commodities. You can stream the full replay here (embedded player top center). Request to join the group here.
Justin Fogarty is Managing [...]
Tags: buyer's market·commodities·LinkedIn·metals·supply market dynamics·SupplyWatch

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