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BOOK: Purchasing and Supply Management - 2 views

  • The Fourteenth Edition of Purchasing and Supply Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the purchasing and supply chain management field, supported by over 40 case studies. Cases cover purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high tech manufacturing and services as well as public institutions. The text focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality.
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    The Fourteenth Edition of Purchasing and Supply Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the purchasing and supply chain management field, supported by 50 case studies. Cases cover purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high tech manufacturing and services as well as public institutions. Supply Management concepts, both strategic and tactical, have been expanded throughout the text, particularly in new chapters on Supply Law and Ethics, Public Supply, and Supplier Relations. While all basic tenets of the purchasing function and cost issues remain, the coverage of the field is state of the art highlighting the supply chain approach.
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EU procurement system uses Symantec's VeriSign PKI platform - 10/19/2010 - Computer Weekly - 0 views

  • The European Union is to secure digital communications between government purchasing agencies and suppliers using Symantec's VeriSign managed public key infrastructure (MPKI) platform
  • The European Union is to secure digital communications between government purchasing agencies and suppliers using Symantec's VeriSign managed public key infrastructure (MPKI) platform.
  • The European Union is to secure digital communications between government purchasing agencies and suppliers using Symantec's VeriSign managed public key infrastructure (MPKI) platform
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  • The VeriSign MPKI will enable EU government agencies and their suppliers to use advanced security technologies when issuing identity, business and device certificates for the electronic documents involved in procurement transactions.
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Improved Forecasting Cited as Key Priority for Chief Supply Chain Officer - 0 views

  • Improved Forecasting Cited as Key Priority for Chief Supply Chain Officer Posted on: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:20:00 EDT Symbols: HHS CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- John Galt Solutions, the leading provider of affordable planning solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain, today announced the publication of a new study from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS | PowerRating), providing the Chief Supply Chain Officer a prioritized list of best practices within supply chain planning. The report, Strategic Supply Chain Planning: T
  • Improved Forecasting Cited as Key Priority for Chief Supply Chain Officer Posted on: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:20:00 EDT Symbols: HHS CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- John Galt Solutions, the leading provider of affordable planning solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain, today announced the publication of a new study from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS | PowerRating
  • John Galt Solutions, the leading provider of affordable planning solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain, today announced the publication of a new study from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS | PowerRating), providing the Chief Supply Chain Officer a prioritized list of best practices within supply chain planning. The report, Strategic Supply Chain Planning: Three Key Priorities of the Chief Supply Chain Officer, found that 86% of respondents indicate that their management team has asked them to review the supply chain process in order to find opportunities to improve their company's supply chain planning processes, and 71% of respondents have indicated the same for supply chain technology improvement.
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  • "Today, senior management is looking for the supply chain organization to deliver more than just efficiency - it is being asked to deliver innovative cost reduction strategies to help grow their company and present a market strategy differentiator," explained Nari Viswanathan, Vice President and Principal Analyst of Supply Chain Management at Aberdeen. "That's why organizations are increasingly using supply chain planning solutions, like those from John Galt, to plan more efficiently and collect input from more stakeholders across the organization."
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PSB Delegation Consulting Ltd.: Titling Your Requests for Supply - 0 views

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    PSB Delegation Consulting Ltd. (PSBDC) is a delegation of management consultants focused on project procurement and contracted services performance management. (( PSBDC has extensive public & private sector experience collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop scope of work, prepare business cases, develop plans and manage project procurement for contracted services and alternative service delivery.
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APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework - 1 views

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    The 2009 update to this popular publication adds new features, including two appendices that feature tables illustrating the relevancy of the APICS OMBOK Framework to specific job titles, including supply chain manager and materials manager, and to industries outside manufacturing, such as distribution, health care, retail, utilities, and hospitality. The second edition also includes a new, easy-to-use index.
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Support for Free Trade Recovers Despite Recession: Overview - Pew Research Center for t... - 0 views

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    Despite the economic recession, public support for free trade agreements has recovered after declining a year ago. Currently, 44% say that free trade agreements like NAFTA and the policies of the World Trade Organization are good for the country, up from 35% a year ago. Slightly more than a third (35%) say that such agreements and policies are bad for the country, down from 48% in April 2008.
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    In an April 1-5 survey by CBS News/New York Times, 66% said "that trade with other countries - both buying and selling products" is good for the U.S. economy. Fewer (58%) expressed that view in March 2008.
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Free Trade Agreements Get a Mixed Review: Summary of Findings - Pew Research Center for... - 0 views

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    The American public continues to have a mixed opinion about free trade agreements such as NAFTA and the WTO.
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Global Manufacturing Outlook: Relationships, Risk and Reach - 0 views

  • Business attitudes across the globe — jarred by the European sovereign debt crisis, sagging consumer confidence and continuing market fluctuations — are vacillating between confidence and caution, and volatility is likely to remain a permanent feature of the global business environment. While the financial crisis revealed key vulnerabilities of an interconnected global economy, it has also provided a needed catalyst in helping organizations create more dynamic, resilient and responsive supply chains to. A clear majority of leading industrial companies still see cost as their main priority while managing supply chains, despite emerging evidence that excessive focus on cost has damaged relationships. A majority of the leading industrial manufacturing companies have created supply chain models that appropriately balance agility, sensitivity to risk, quality and cost. They plan to enter into more long-term contracts with fewer suppliers — with cost being the key driver for much of the collaboration. Read our report to find out how leading companies are adapting their business models and employing new supply chain tactics to manage risk while capitalizing on opportunities.
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ISM - Publications - Inside Supply Management - Recognition: Why Metrics Matter - 0 views

  • As supply management professionals, we attend conferences on gaining a seat at the executive table. We read articles about how the procurement team can become a trusted business partner within the company. As supply management leaders, we train our teams on strategic thinking, emotional intelligence and cross-cultural management.
  • Reporting the right metrics, in the right way, has contributed to securing supply management's seat at the table. At Sodexo, we hold two spots on the executive team, and supply reports directly to the CEO. We have seats on the marketing council and CSR steering committee, as well as on numerous other task forces within the company.
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Procurement Strategy Council - 0 views

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    Best practices research and executive education to senior procurement executives at leading global corporations.
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Passion, Preparation and Innovation | Logipi - 0 views

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    Quick thoughts from a supply chain leader
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Entrata China - 1 views

  • Entrata specializes in solutions for companies that seek to lower their cost of goods in order to be competitive in the global marketplace. The Entrata management team has managed public and privately held corporations through numerous turnaround situations. Management is acutely aware of your need to not only reduce product cost but to maintain appropriate quality levels.Together w
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