Supply Excellence

Is Renegotiating During a Recession Ethical?

October 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · automotive sector, best practices, contract management, supplier management, supply management, supply risk

A member of the Buyer & Supplier Contracts Group on LinkedIn recently posted a very interesting question to the community:
In this Volatile market scenario is it ethical to renegotiate the existing contracts? Is this the only way to survive in the business?
In the current economic and credit climate, I’m sure a lot of companies are [...]

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LinkedIn Groups: New Discussion Features (Finally) Facilitate Communication

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · contract management, events, financial value chain, sourcing, supply management

Anyone familiar with LinkedIn Groups know that their “features” up until this point consisted of you getting a nifty little icon for your profile. So, they did about as much good for connecting with colleagues and facilitating discussions as a bumper sticker on your car. But finally, last Friday they rolled out some legitimate Discussion [...]

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