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 [...]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focus increases in China
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · LCCS and trade, enviro/social sustainability, supply management, supply risk
Tags: CSR·enviro/social sustainability·LCCS and trade·supply risk
Gibson Guitars: “Suppliers May Lie”, the real translation of Caveat Emptor
November 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · LCCS and trade, enviro/social sustainability, sourcing, supply management, supply risk
One of the recurring themes of the New Normal is the increasing complexity of and reliance on extended supply chains with many participants beyond the Tier 1 supplier. Gibson Guitar was given a first-hand (and very unwelcome) lesson in this reality just yesterday when its manufacturing plant in Nashville was raided by the US [...]
Tags: enviro/social sustainability·LCCS and trade·retail·sourcing·supply risk
SaaS: A win for budgets, CIOs and sustainability?
October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · On Demand/SaaS, best practices, enviro/social sustainability
SaaS has been gaining traction partially due to it’s ability to help companies adapt to the new state of “normal” they will face as we emerge from the global recession. SaaS and the “cloud” computing model help contain costs, shorten implementation cycles and enable CIOs to focus on more strategic initiatives rather than expensive hardware [...]
Tags: enviro/social sustainability·On Demand/SaaS·recession·SaaS
Cost Savings Don’t Matter: Why You’re Measuring the Wrong Thing
September 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · enviro/social sustainability, supplier management, supply management, supply market dynamics
Earlier this week, Procurement Leaders reopened the discussion (wound?) on how best to measure procurement cost savings. This topic has been a source of debate since the inception of the first procurement department. And one that will continue to range on for the foreseeable future.
In fact, we at Supply Excellence have documented (and contributed to) [...]
Tags: enviro/social sustainability·supplier management·supply management·supply market dynamics·Sustainable Sourcing
Wal-Mart’s CSR program saves oil AND $3.5 million
September 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · LCCS and trade, enviro/social sustainability, sourcing
Yesterday, Procurement Leaders ran a story on the impact of Wal-Mart’s efforts to reduce excess packaging in the toys they carry. In addition to the reduced consumption of paper and plastic in the actual packaging, the article reports that the changes saved Wal-Mart 727 shipping containers and 1,300 barrels of oil in comparison to the [...]
Tags: enviro/social sustainability·LCCS and trade·packaging·retail·Sustainable Sourcing·transport

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