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    Supply Chain Initiative

    The Most Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned about Price Reduction

    Nov. 18, 2022
    Finding cost savings, not negotiating harder with suppliers, is the holy grail.
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    Checklist
    Supply Chain Initiative

    A Checklist for Supplier Sourcing Success

    Sept. 15, 2022
    These 25 purchasing-group criteria leave piece-price in the dust.
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    Procurement

    The US National Defense Supply Chain Is in Crisis

    Aug. 3, 2022
    The military and its partners have become too dependent on foreign-made parts, materials and minerals.
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    Procurement

    Procurement: A CEO’s Secret Weapon

    June 22, 2022
    Lessons from the 1990s ring true today: Leaders must start viewing suppliers and the CPO very differently.
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    E-Commerce Capabilities Will Help Reduce Friction in the Buying Process

    May 18, 2022
    Manufacturing buyers have evolved from legacy sales channels of personal sales networks and trade shows to doing the vast majority of their research online before they even talk...

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    Suppliers Are Like Workers: They Both Come Up Short

    Jan. 4, 2022
    Note to OEMs: ‘Continuous improvement’ doesn’t mean continuously sticking it to the little guy.
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    Bribes, and the Buyers Who Love Them

    Dec. 1, 2021
    Why I don't stand for the lavish 'gifts' that OEMs and suppliers bestow on each other in the name of doing business.
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    Onshoring
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Introducing: The Onshoring Project

    Oct. 18, 2021
    IndustryWeek, the Reshoring Initiative, AMT and others launch a group effort to highlight the importance of robust supply chains beyond piece-price.
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    Supply Chain Initiative

    Is There Really a Purchasing Silo, and Does It Limit Organizational Competitiveness?

    Sept. 14, 2021
    My recent book, “Better Business: Breaking Down the Walls of the Purchasing Silo,” is based on the proposition that purchasing isn’t integrated into the overall enterprise at ...