Compete: Do your metrics measure up? Article by Mike Ledyard and Joseph Tillman in the January 2014 edition Logistics & Supply Chain World, which is published in India. It begins at page 22; here’s the link to the entire magazine: http://www.kamikaze.co.in/jan-issue-2014.pdf
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Logistics & Supply Chain World — January 2014
How to regain lost trust and negotiate a highly collaborative relationship Article by Andrew Downard in the January 2014 issue of Logistics & Supply Chain World. It begins on page 32; here’s the link to the entire magazine: http://www.kamikaze.co.in/jan-issue-2014.pdf
Supply Chain Brain — January 2014
Laying the Foundation for 3PL Relationships Supply Chain Brain Executive Briefing from the CSCMP Annual Conference, Denver 2013 In a video interview with Jean Murphy, editor emeritus of SupplyChainBrain, Sean Coakley, Senior VP, Kenco Logistics Services, talks about the importance of Vested for establishing long-term collaborative business relationships. Here’s the link (free registration required): http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/videos/2013-videos/cscmp-2013/laying-the-foundation-for-3pl-relationships/
Supply Chain Brain — December 2013
Dell, GENCO Take the Plunge Into Vested Outsourcing Article by Robert J. Bowman published on December 20, 2013 Trust and a sharing of risk and reward are the hallmarks of an outsourcing agreement that took the two companies beyond the concept of “price per activity,” to one that strives for mutual profitability and enhanced customer […]
SDCE — December 2013
Creating Personal Accountability in Mentoring Relationships Article in Supply & Demand Chain Executive by Kate Vitasek and Joe Tillman The glow surrounding networking events draws many young professionals like a bug light. The opportunity to meet and understand how others were successful is important for their self-development. It’s an opportunity to gather as many tips […]
Outsource Magazine — December 2013
Leaping to greatness December 18, 2013 column/blog by Kate Vitasek on the Outsource Magazine website. Stanford University academic, teacher and business consultant Jim Collins famously addressed the concept of making the leap to greatness in a huge bestseller, Good to Great, which I admired then and now because his solid research produced a counter-intuitive riff on the qualities […]
Area Development Online — December 2013
How to Develop a Successful Outsourcing Contract Article in Area Development online by Kate Vitasek and Joseph Tillman on December 10, 2013. Outsourcing agreements crafted according to the 10 elements and five rules of “Vested” result in truly collaborative agreements and a win-win situation for the parties involved… Here is the link to the full […]
Area Development — December 2013
Vested Outsourcing: How P&G Brought its Focus on Innovation to Facilities Management Article in Area Development online on Dec. 10, 2013 by Kate Vitasek and Joseph Tillman. In a unique arrangement, P&G outsourced its facilities management, along with several other functions, creating a collaborative, win-win relationship with its service providers… Here’s the link for the […]
Information Week — December 2013
5 Ways To Turbocharge Innovation “Think “creative conflict” rather than touchy-feely collaboration to get the best ideas out of your organization.” Commentary in InformationWeek’s Strategic CIO by Kate Vitasek and Andrew Downard, published on December 5, 2013. Here’s the link: http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/team-building-and-staffing/5-ways-to-turbocharge-innovation-/d/d-id/1112920?
Leadership Excellence – Sales and Service Excellence – November, 2013
Getting to We: Negotiating agreements Article in the October 2013 edition of Leadership Excellence – Sales and Service Excellence, by Jeanette Nyden, Kate Vitasek and David Frydlinger. The article is at pages 6 and 7 of the magazine. Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/mvm8fmc
