Supply Excellence

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 [...]

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Supplier Risk: Shift from financial to operational

May 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments · oil/energy, sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply risk

Category Manager Bob Zieger discusses the shift in supplier risk focus away from financial and towards operational.

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.
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How the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will impact prices

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · enviro/social sustainability, oil/energy, sourcing, supply market dynamics, supply risk

The explosion of a Transocean-operated oil rig last week has caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The full extent of damages are obviously still unknown, but appear likely to surpass the Exxon Valdez as the worst oil spill in US history. The oil well remains unplugged and is leaking 42,000 gallons [...]

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Apple buys chip maker: Is Acquisition the new Risk Management?

April 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · sourcing, supplier management, supply management, supply market dynamics, supply risk

Yesterday, Apple confirmed that they purchased Intrinsity, a small company in Austin, TX known for their very fast performing mobile device chips. The NYTimes reports that the move helps Apple’s products, such as the iPad, hold a ~50% edge over competitors in terms of processing speed since the Intrinsity designed chip runs at about 1,000 [...]

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Supplier Risk is not just Financial

April 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · LCCS and trade, automotive sector, best practices, supply management, supply risk

With the economic challenges many companies are now focused on concerns that key suppliers will not deliver due to financial challenges. Well what happens when a Volcano in Iceland erupts and shuts down your supply chain? That’s exactly what happened to BMW and many other companies impacted by the recent eruption.
As I sit here in [...]

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