Have you been to a mall lately? Does anyone even bother to go to the mall anymore? ? Dan Gilmore, editor of SupplyChainDigest, addressed this problem in a recent First Thoughts column and he rightly concluded that the problem is more than simply the rise of e-commerce, though obviously it is a big factor. “The […]
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Outsource Magazine — April 2018
Lacity and Willcocks: The Dynamic Duo of Dynamic Outsourcing Practice Column by Kate Vitasek published 27 April 2018 by Outsource Magazine Here’s the link: https://tinyurl.com/ycp4baqb
Expert Insights on Procurement’s Role in 2018
According to a recent Zycus report, “Procurement Experts Outlook 2018”, businesses are “more than ever exposed to a myriad of complex issues revolving around cost savings, operational efficiency and obtaining a competitive edge through available data and human resources.”
Outsource Magazine — March 2018 — 2-in-a-Box
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is all the rage and for a good reason. Far too many “strategic” contracts have been developed (especially outsourcing contracts) that do not include sound SRM practices.
Forbes — 29 March 2018 — HSUS, Aramark plant-based menus
Innovative Collaboration Helps Plant-Based Menus Take Root Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 29 March 2018. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/y7kl8uv2
Forbes — 19 March 2018 — Plain Language Contracts
Even for complex business contracting issues the basic language need not be obscure, opaque and unreadable.
Inside Supply Management — March 2018
It’s every supply management practitioner’s worst nightmare: You not only run out of supply of a key product — but the product that can shut you down.
Collaboration a Top Transportation Management Trend
I’ve been studying, writing about and teaching collaboration for so long I don’t think of it as a trend anymore – it’s a real, happening thing! But in certain business segments, such as transportation management, some are coming to the collaboration table a little more slowly. That is why I was pleased to see Cerasis’s […]
Corporate Real Estate Journal — March 2018
Choosing the right sourcing model for CRE outsourcing agreements Article by Kate Vitasek, Ingrid M. Fenn and Michele Flynn published in Corporate Real Estate Journal Volume 7, No. 3 Here’s the link to the CREJ contents: https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/crej/v7?utm_source=Yesmail&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=CREJ&utm_content=Vol7 Access the article through the SIREAS blog: http://www.sireas.com/blog/
Forbes — 14 February 2018
How often do we come to the negotiating table or the procurement process with the idea of treating each other as equals during a negotiation?
