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Platform BPO: Outsourcing's Next Wave - Forbes.com - 0 views

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    Standard platforms will become much more common as outsourcers seek to cut their costs.
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Avoiding The Corporate Death Spiral: World Class Suppliers Need World Class Customers - 0 views

  • As part of their effort to slash the cost of auto parts by 30% over the next three years, Toyota met with its suppliers last week to enlist their help in the process. Based on their reputation for dealing with suppliers, I'm guessing that Toyota will approach the process in a much different manner than most companies, and the process will be very successful.
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    Instead of squeezing suppliers by beating down prices and lengthening payment terms, companies like Toyota...
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Business Ethics (Procurement) eLearning Short Course - 0 views

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    This course examines the requirements for conducting business ethically and in a socially responsible manner.
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Areas Where Outsourcing Will Grow in the Next Five Years - 0 views

  • Our experts predict several areas of the industry will experience significant growth over the next five years. Reverse outsourcing, verticalization, emerging markets, business analytics, healthcare, transportation, and ERP are some of the areas that will enjoy increased attention.
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    Because the economics now work, Pery predicts American suppliers "will invest more aggressively in offering capabilities domestically."
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The top five unified communications issues for 2010 :: SearchVoIP.com.au - 0 views

  • Unified communications is one of the most promising of all horizontal applications for productivity enhancement because it supports the key activities of customer/sales support, team building for projects and general business communications. It's also an application that has been battered by competitive positioning, vendor consolidation and a host of industry forces. How it reacts to these pressures will determine the form unified communications (UC) will take in the coming decade, and many UC issues will be highly visible in 2010. Here, in inverse order of importance, are the top five unified communications issues for the year.
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7 Ways to Cut Supply Chain Costs with Enterprise Test Software - 0 views

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    Manufacturing technology can help improve visibility and control over operations, correlate suppliers to product quality, optimize resources and improve quality - the holy grail. There are technologies that can make you leaner and more efficient and improve decision-making. One such technology is enterprise test software.
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Procurement Leaders announces US conference speaker line up - 0 views

  • The event will see the chief procurement officers (CPOs) of some of the world’s largest companies, including , Heinz, Honeywell, Microsoft and Deutsche Telekom, share their knowledge of sourcing and will be chaired by Don Klock, the former CPO of Colgate-Palmolive.
  • The theme of the Chicago conference is Beyond Borders: The expanding role of the CPO, recognizing the growing skill requirements of modern procurement executives
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Oracle Delivers Integrated Business Planning Through the Integration of Enterprise Perf... - 0 views

  • To improve operational alignment and financial performance, Oracle today announced the integration of Oracle® Hyperion Planning and Oracle's Demantra Real-Time Sales and Operations Planning.
  • Linking Hyperion Planning and Oracle's Demantra Sales and Operations Planning gives CFOs and supply chain executives a direct path to evolve from a disconnected enterprise and operational planning environment to integrated business planning.
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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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IW Best Plants 2010: Focused on Excellence - 0 views

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    World-class manufacturing flourishes among IndustryWeek's 2009 Best Plants winners.
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SDCExec.com - Manufacturers Continue to Report High Levels of Supply Chain Risk - 0 views

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    For the second straight quarter, more than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to MFG.com's MFGWatch survey say they've experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months.
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Crisis Management in the Supply Chain - 0 views

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    Whether caused by weather, pandemics or financial meltdowns, every supply chain will experience disruptive events, says Phil Renaud, vice president of risk management at Exel.
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Supply Chain Sustainability - 0 views

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    The Global Compact encourages signatories to develop sustainable supply chain practices.
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FusionStorm - Making Technology Work - Managed Services Hosting Storage Security Databa... - 0 views

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    Technology solutions.
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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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IDC: Globalization, Optimization, S&OP in Supply Chain's Future - 2010-01-05 19:33:07 |... - 0 views

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    Predictions for the supply chain of 2010.
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    Companies will focus more on innovation and product life-cycle management.
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Lack of Visibility and Process Automation Seen as Top Cause of Elevated Supply Chain Risk - 0 views

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    Increasing complexity of the supply chain creates paramount need for multi-tier visibility and fully automated supply chain processes, according to survey report
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Free Online Sourcing on Ketera Network Reduces Costs - 0 views

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    Offering designed to introduce more companies to the cost-savings potential of moving sourcing events online.
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California purchasing managers' outlook is highest in four years - Sacramento Business,... - 0 views

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    California's troubled factory sector could be ready for a comeback. A survey of California purchasing managers shows a remarkable surge in confidence and suggests that production and employment will pick up during the first three months of the year ...
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"Diagnosing Greatness: Ten Traits of the Best Supply Chains" hits the book stores - 201... - 0 views

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    Authors Frank Quinn, chief editor of Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR), Chuck Poirier of CSC Consulting and Morgan Swink of Michigan State University, highlight 10 common denominators of successful supply chains.
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