Last week, in our series on The End of Competitive Advantage (Part I, Part II, and Part III), we explained that the notion of sustainable competitive advantage is now a pipe dream in many industries and many markets and the only way some companies can hope to survive the new chaos is to swiftly move […]
In our first post, we noted that 30% to 40% of negotiated savings never materialize during strategic category sourcing and this is because the “strategic” element is usually forgotten once the sourcing exercise is over. Strategic category sourcing is not enough to realize results, an end-to-end strategic category management lifecycle, which consists of at least […]
SCM World recently released a study on “Collaborative Execution” (defined as two or more parties working together to improve supply chain performance by continuously solving real problems with better information), focussed on Speed, Innovation and Profitability, overseen by Kevin O’Marah, and sponsored by E2Open that had some rather interesting, and in a few cases, surprising […]
Today’s guest post is from Dalip Raheja of The MPower Group, who declared that Strategic Sourcing is Dead last year, and who has returned to stir up a new hornet’s nest. “Difficulty of Finding Qualified Supply Management Candidates” is the headline of a major research project by CAPS Research. I am glad that they are […]
A recent article over on Supply Chain Brain indicated that a hiring manager should be rethinking the way she interviews a candidate for a position in supply chain management. As part of this rethinking, the article outlined eight key indicators designed to illuminate your level of management expertise and likelihood of success. The indicators are […]