Do you have a collaborative strategy or not? Article, with video snapshots, based on Kate Vitasek’s presentation at the Source to Pay Summit, (April 22 and 23 in Stockholm) posted 30 September 2014 There is a lot of talk about collaborative and connective relationships. It is fare to say that the possibilities today could enable […]
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Intersections with NewEDI — September 2014
Kate Vitasek, Vested Author & University Tennessee Faculty, joins Intersections with NewEDI pocast (episode 2) NewEDI was honored and excited to have Kate Vitasek, University of Tennessee faculty, supply chain consultant and author, join our Intersections with NewEDI podcast series… Here’s the link: http://newedi.com/kate-vitasek-vested-author-university-tennessee-faculty-joins-intersections-newedi-pocast-episode-2/
CNN — September 2014
Collaboration Drives Innovation CNN – 30 September 2014 Author Kate Vitasek explains how a win-win business model makes way for more innovation. Here’s the video link: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2014/09/30/spc-future-finance-kate-vitasek-innovation.cnn.html
Syncsort — September 2014
Interview with Kate Vitasek: the Vested® business model Kate Vitasek interview with Mark Underwood published 10 September 2014 Here’s the link: http://blog.syncsort.com/2014/09/kate-vitasek/
BlogTalkRadio — September 2014
Bridging The Relational Divide with Kate Vitasek Jon Hansen’s interview with Kate Vitasek on September 4 Here’s the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jon-hansen/2014/09/04/bridging-the-relational-divide-with-kate-vitasek
Longitudes (UPS) — September 2014
The Five Rules that will Transform Outsourcing Article by Kate Vitasek in UPS’ new thought leadership blog, Longitudes Changing the business mindset from “me” to “we”… Here’s the link: http://longitudes.ups.com/2014/09/03/vested-five-rules-that-will-transform-outsourcing/
IACCM’s Contracting Excellence — July 2014
Risk management – let’s share the risk, not dump it! Article by Kate Vitasek in IACCM’s Contracting Excellence Magazine, published 24 July 2014 Risk management by definition is ambiguous and unpredictable, but it doesn’t have to be. Picture a highly collaborative approach. It shares the risk instead of pushing it to the other guy and […]
Outsource Magazine — July 2014
Avoid Buyer and Seller Remorse: Get What You Pay For Article by Kate Vitasek published 17 July 2014 online and in the magazine’s Summer 2014 digital edition. At some point a buyer and supplier will talk about pricing, maybe not right away – but it’s always the elephant in the room. Pricing is also potentially […]
Information Week — July 2014
Suppliers Held Hostage To Procurement Platforms, Services Commentary by Kate Vitasek in IW’s Strategic CIO published 14 July 2014 Pricing models penalize suppliers for increasing their business with retail, other customers… link: http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/executive-insights-and-innovation/suppliers-held-hostage-to-procurement-platforms-services/a/d-id/1297246
SSON — July 2014
Are You Embedding Perverse Incentives in Your Outsourcing Agreement? Article by Kate Vitasek posted on SSON 7 July 2014 Incentives are usually considered a good thing, right? They encourage engagement, investment, and innovation. Then why has the topic of “perverse incentives” gotten so much traction? For one thing, the economist Steven D. Levitt (and Stephen J. […]