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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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Book: Scrum Project Management - 2 views

  • Explains how to use Scrum for managing programs and complex projects
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    Scrum, which was originally invented solely for software development, can now be applied to all types of projects. This book shows project managers how to implement Scrum by explaining the artifacts, rituals, and roles used. The text provides Scrum planning methods to control project scope and schedule as well as Scrum tracking methods to focus teams on improving throughput and streamlining communications.
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Search Engines Can Help With Demand Forecasting - 2 views

  • SEO can help procurement managers track demand for products. For those not familiar with Google Insights for Search let me introduce you to the tool, using Intel as an example.
  • A combination of keyword research, competitors' ranking status in queries, and understanding consumer buying habits can give purchasing agents insight into demand for their companies' products.
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Silicon Valley Faces Tough Climb Back from Recession - 2 views

  • The comprehensive yearly study on the economic strength and overall health of Silicon Valley reveals that rapid economic growth in other countries, coupled with California’s legislative gridlock, is draining the lifeblood of funding and foreign talent from Silicon Valley, leaving recovery in a "new phase of uncertainty."
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Supply Chain Sustainability Study « CSR International - 2 views

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    Report from BPM Forum and E2open covers the priorities, progress and pitfalls that supply chain and finance executives are facing in product development environments.
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BlueGrace Logistics - 1 views

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    Transportation, logistics and technology provider.
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Vantage Partners: 2010 RMMY Awards - 1 views

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    Vantage Partners and The Outsourcing Institute announced the winners of the 2010 Outsourcing Relationship Management Awards - the RMMYs.
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Sustainable Supply Chains vs. Sustainable Supply Networks - 1 views

  • A Sustainable Supply Network is comprised of raw materials as they flow from source to product to disposal/reuse.  It encompasses people, environmental and human rights activities, information flow and resource consumption.  Supply Networks include multiple businesses (miners, farmers, transportation, vendors, factories, and retailers etc.).  Every organization is involved in multiple supply networks as a manufacturer and/or consumer.
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Spend Radar - 1 views

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    Spend analysis and spend management.
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Lean and ERP - Can They Co-exist? - 1 views

  • Some pundits have opined that ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or ERM (Enterprise Resource Management) is dead and that Lean replaces it. That’s like saying that the car chassis is replaced by the new engine. ERP is the backbone system of a modern enterprise. Lean is a management philosophy, with supporting tools and techniques to run a business much faster, cheaper—better. They are NOT mutually exclusive, but Lean ERP must differ from the traditional approach. The chassis needs some design changes.
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Cambashi - 1 views

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    Management and marketing consultancy.
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Supply Chain Digital - 1 views

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    News, information and events for supply chain executives
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Servigistics - 1 views

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    Enterprise software solutions suite for Service Lifecycle Management (SLM)
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Carbon Disclosure Project - Global climate change reporting system - 1 views

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    The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
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Electronic Invoice and Payment for Business - 1 views

  • .P. Morgan offers the premier Order-to-Pay service for global commerce that automates purchase order delivery, invoice and payment processing, and discount management. By connecting buyers with their suppliers across a secure settlement network, the service automates transaction processing and optimizes working capital.
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9 tips for running a more considerate procurement (RFP) process - 1 views

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    We've been on both sides of the procurement process and have seen more than our fair share of RFPs.
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Business Leaders Make Case for Building a Global Low-Carbon Economy - 1 views

  • On opening day of COP16, CEO’s of leading global multinationals and the head of WWF joined together to emphasize the urgency of building a low-carbon economy for our global prosperity, health, security and safety. While expectations for COP16 may be dampened from those in Copenhagen, these business leaders showcased the depth and breadth of business commitment to action against climate change as they outlined what they are already doing and how governmental leadership and civil society collaboration can help to accelerate and scale impact.
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APICS Releases Key Findings From Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Event - 1 views

  • APICS The Association for Operations Management, the global leader in supply chain and operations management certification, education, and membership, announced today key findings from an event exploring APICS members' roles in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability in relation to the United Nations Global Compact.
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Social networking as supply chain enabler - 1 views

  • A study of more than 260 manufacturing executives released today by IFS North America indicates how trends in Enterprise 2.0 will affect enterprise software used by mid- to large-sized manufacturers and industrial companies.
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Contac Launches Revolutionary New Supply Chain Procurement Platform - 1 views

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    Facilitate supply chain management, procurement, print and logistics in one centralized forum.
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