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
Sourcing Business Models
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
Trust = Profit
Getting trust aligned and embedded in your commercial relationships takes you to that simple equation. Trust = Profit. Why? Trust is the essential ingredient for organizations to feel good about investing in value creation and innovation, which are needed for long-term success. Trust of course is a common thread and theme in all of my Vested books, […]
Check Out These Vested Stocking Stuffers
Holidays filled with the collaborative spirit of Santa, the “jolly old elf,” and his helpers always endure. Are you still looking for the perfect gift or gifts for your business partners? Here’s a great suggestion for all Santas looking for cyber stocking stuffers. And for those who are also looking for bargains—these are all free! I […]
EBGnetwork — December 2015
EBG | Play: Kate Vitasek about old sourcing models being incomplete EBG Network interview with Kate Vitasek on 18 December 2015. Here’s the link: http://ebgnetwork.com/2015/12/18/ebg-play-kate-vitasek-about-old-sourcing-models-being-incomplete/
Buyers Meeting Point/Blog Talk Radio — December 2015
Conversation with Kate Vitasek on the book, Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy: Harnessing the Potential of Sourcing Models for Modern Procurement. On Blog Talk Radio 9 December 2015; here’s the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/buyersmeetpoint/2015/12/09/conversation-with-kate-vitasek-author-of-strategic-sourcing-in-the-new-economy Today Buyers Meeting Point welcomes Kate Vitasek as our guest. Kate is a well known and respected authority on highly collaborative win-win […]
What’s Your Costume, er, Sourcing Business Model for Halloween?
Usually I write about Halloween and the scary art of negotiation but this year in honor of the imminent release of the sixth Vested book, Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy, (by Bonnie Keith, myself, Karl Manrodt, and Jeanne Kling), I thought I’d take a slightly different tack on the holiday. My question is simple. If you are searching for real value […]
APQC Knowledge Base — Sept. 2015
Consider the Best Strategic Sourcing Model for Your Business Article by Kate Vitasek publish in APQC’s Knowledge Base on 17 September 2015. Research by the University of Tennessee has found that many, if not most, of the world’s most-used sourcing strategies are incomplete for modern procurement challenges. The way we think about procurement has its […]
APQC Webinar with Kate Vitasek — August 2015
SCM Webinar August 2015: Sourcing Business Models The APQC webinar with Kate Vitasek on 27 August 2015 covered her presentation on Sourcing Business Models and the new book, Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy. The book is scheduled for publication on 27 October 2015. “The procurement playing field is no longer one of lowest cost […]
