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ISM has provided relevant, trusted and timely content to the supply management profession for over a century.

Through Inside Supply Management® magazine, ISM offers knowledge and information that is critical to your success as a supply management practitioner. Continuing coverage of supply chain news and topics enables you to stay current on the latest information and expert views impacting the profession.

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September/October 2024 Issue

This issue of Inside Supply Management® delves into data and technology, the U.S. presidential election, negotiations and more. The cover article focuses on the stakes of the November election, as well as where the candidates stand on supply chain issues. Also read about the evolution of centers of excellence, the concept of dual use materials and technology (and what it means to your organization), and strategic deal leveraging during negotiations. 

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Supply Management News & Reports

Addressing the Links

September 11, 2024
Articles

Four years ago, Inside Supply Management® dubbed the 2020 U.S. presidential election the “supply chain election.” While some of the circumstances have changed — namely, the coronavirus pandemic has ended and supply chains on the whole have returned more or less to 2019 levels —  the focus has not.

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  • There’s More to Cost than Cutting

    November 12, 2024
    Articles
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    Its role as a supply chain driver has changed, joining factors like aligning to business imperatives, meeting customers’ needs and enhancing supplier relationships as ways to spur growth.
  • Ensuring the Price Is Right

    November 12, 2024
    Articles
    Member Only
    A game show, it isn’t — but procurement’s role in getting value can be more successful by tapping technology and using four approaches to discovery.
  • Power Play

    November 12, 2024
    Articles
    Member Only
    Rich in natural resources and in a reshoring faceoff, Canada looks to smoothen labor issues and better leverage its supply chain assets — including a potentially game-changing commodity.

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