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.
Kate Vitasek
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 — 22 February 2018
KFC Chicken Crisis: A Royal Foul-Up In Britain Blog post by Kate Vitasek published in Forbes on 22 February 2018. Here’s the link: https://tinyurl.com/yb584zzn
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?
Outsourcing Practices to Avoid
Traditional negotiation tactics all too often include hiding authentic intentions and using scare tactics to help tilt the playing field to their advantage. While aggressive tactics may get a short-term win, they often backfire, especially when used in longer term strategic supplier relationships and outsourcing contracts. These five scary practices should be avoided: Penny Wise […]
Beware the Watermelon Scorecard
The Watermelon Scorecard is a term coined by University of Tennessee researchers to explain how a supplier may be meeting a buyer’s required specifications, but is not really collaborating to drive innovative value over the long term for the buyer. In essence, the scorecard is green on the outside but red on the inside! The trend over the last […]
Siliconindia — January 2018
Five Steps to Collaborative IT Outsourcing Relationships Article by Kate Vitasek published 31 December 2017 in Siliconindia magazine. Here is the link: https://www.siliconindiamagazine.com/magazine/college-of-the-year-special-december-2017/#page=44
Vision and Passion
It seems a given that starting just about anything new – a new job, a project, a mental outlook – requires vision and passion. But like the practice of listing New Year’s resolutions, vision and passion are easier said than done. Achieving those BHAGs requires the right mix of vision plus passion. Amazing things can […]
Constructrr Podcast — December 2017
Maximize Innovation Through the Vested Way Constructrr podcast with Kate Vitasek by Brittanie Campbell-Turner on 12 December 2017. Here is the link: http://www.constructrr.com/ep53/
