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The Monthly Metric: Introduction A new feature to help procurement professionals harness the power of data March seems to be a less-than-ideal month to start a project that involves seriously

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Handling Human Rights Issues in Tech Supply Chains Tracking all components in these complex supply chains takes careful consideration. By John Kloosterman and Michael Congiu The electronics and

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Comparing War to Supply Management Military battles provide insight into the importance of cultivating supply chain capabilities. By Chris Martus We’ve all heard the phrase, “Business is war.” It

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Seizing Initiative on Legal Spend Supply management organizations need to take the lead to capitalize on opportunities in the legal arena By Robert DiDomenico In 2009, purchasing legal services

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The Monthly Metric: SWOT Analysis Evaluating the organization and gathering market data is a good place for a procurement pro to start Welcome to the second installment of The Monthly Metric,

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#ISM2017: Magic Tweetdom In time, we'll find out if the 2017 edition of ISM®’s Annual International Supply Management Conference is the biggest ever. However, if Monday's Twitter activity

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#ISM2017: Twitter's All Ears The #ISM2017 hashtag got colorful use on Twitter during the second full day at the Annual Conference at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Attendees on

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Breaking Through Barriers Breaking Through Barriers Tom Slaight, the 2017 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award winner, first viewed procurement as a “barrier,” then spent most of his career building the

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The Monthly Metric: Total Cost of Ownership The purpose of The Monthly Metric is to (1) inform supply management practitioners on advanced procurement analytics that can help them do their jobs

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Two Sides of the Supply Management Coin By Hady Agina Is it “procurement” or “purchasing?” This is a question I constantly try to get peers or students studying supply management to consider.

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