Leading manufacturers are pushing their sustainability efforts upstream, using incentives, business leverage, training programs and progress monitoring to improve their suppliers’ performance.
Going forward I plan to occasionally use this blog as a vehicle for sharing professional experiences that hopefully shed light on how to operate in a Next Generation Supply Management world. I understand that experience is usually the best teac...
A previous blog, “Should Procurement Have a Seat at the Table?” is directly related to the question of organizational structure. Consequently, the issue presented in the title to this blog is one that is loaded with emotion. Perhaps the best wa...
The September Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.8 points to 95.3 as small business owners continued to be cautious about growth prospects for the global economy. Only a net 5% of owners said they expect real sales volumes to increase...
A structural mismatch between domestic mineral supply and demand has created an obstacle to continued growth in U.S. manufacturing.
If you read the August 28 entry to this blog you’ll recall that at one point in my career I was accused of being “too benevolent” by an executive level manager after broaching the idea of Extended Enterprise Supply Management. Reading the Septe...
The September PMI shows continued growth in US manufacturing as production reaches a 4-year high.
"The Renault-Nissan Alliance remains 100 percent committed to its industry-leading EV program," spokesman Travis Parman said. "This global commitment continues for the foreseeable future, and we have not taken any decision...
If the reshoring revolution turns out to be a false dawn, it could distract us from the policies and investments that need to be put in place in order to make supply chains more competitive and effective.
