Map your way to an effective sourcing strategy Article by Kate Vitasek published 14 December 2016 on Supply Chain Quarterly’s online site. This business-process mapping technique, designed specifically for procurement, can help you identify which relational and economic sourcing models are right for your company… Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/hwnhvmp
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Contract Management — November 2016
Collaborative Bidding Can Transform the Competitive Process Article by Kate Vitasek in the November edition of Contract Management magazine. Here’s the link to the magazine page (sign-up required): http://tinyurl.com/gmr578z
Contract Management — October 2016
A Prescription for Collaborative Healthcare Outsourcing Article by Kate Vitasek in the October issue of Contract Management magazine. Here’s the link to the magazine page (sign-up required): http://tinyurl.com/hnaoq2y
Forbes — November 2016 — Relational contracting
Relational Contracting On The Rise With The Success Of The Australian Navy Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 30 November 2016. Relational contracting is back in fashion, marked recently by the Australian Navy’s innovative approach for incorporating a relational contract that led to their winning the International Association of Contracting and Commercial Management […]
What do the 2016 Nobel Prize winners in economics teach us about Vested and alternative Sourcing Business Models? – Pt. 2
This post was written by David Frydlinger, Kate Vitasek and Henrik Järleskog. When Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström won the Nobel prize in economics last week, many Vested followers reached out asking the question, “How does their research align with the What’s in it for We (WIIFWe) mindset and approaches of the Vested sourcing […]
What do the 2016 Nobel Prize winners in economics teach us about Vested and alternative Sourcing Business Models? – Pt 1
This post was written by David Frydlinger, Kate Vitasek and Henrik Järleskog. On October 10th we learned that the 2016 Nobel Prize in economic science was awarded to professors Bengt Holmström (MIT) and Oliver Hart (Harvard) for their work in contract theory. This Nobel Prize is of great practical importance in daily business. For […]
Forbes — 26 September 2016 — Guardrails
Flip Your Negotiation On Its Head: Demand ‘Guardrails’ Upfront Articles by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 26 September 2016. How often does this scenario occur during contract negotiations? The parties are inches away from closing the deal or signing the contract when the legal and/or financial department jumps into the fray. You are in […]
Forbes – 27 August 2016 — VW dispute with suppliers
VW’s Supplier Dispute Shines More Light On Power-Play Practices Published in Forbes by Kate Vitasek on 27 August 2016. Everyone wants a good deal from their supplier. But when is a company crossing the line to supplier bullying? Typically buyer-supplier disputes, tensions and dust-ups are quite common, but usually run under the radar due to […]
Outsource Talks webinar — August 2016
Walking in a webinar wonderland… Jamie Liddell: “Another month, another great Outsource Talks webinar… This week it was my profound pleasure and privilege to welcome Vested’s Kate Vitasek, KPMG’s Don Ryan and ‘Art of Procurement’ host Phil Ideson to the Outsource Talks sofa, where the hour fairly flew by in a wonderful discussion of sourcing […]
Contract Management Magazine — July 2016
FINDING THE RIGHT SOURCING BUSINESS MODEL Article by Kate Vitasek in the July 2016 edition of Contract Management Here’s the link to the magazine page (sign-up required): http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/contract-management-magazine/contract-management-magazine—issue-detail/july-2016