November/December 2024

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November/December 2024

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    November 12, 2024
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    Extreme Makeover: Supply Chain Edition

    From the environmental scan to securing stakeholder buy-in to measuring progress, building procurement operations from scratch is an exhaustive process that never ends.
    Dan Zeiger

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    There’s More to Cost than Cutting

    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.
    Sue Doerfler
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    Ensuring the Price Is Right

    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.
    Robert Tevelson, Dan Belz, Khalil Birouaine
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    Power Play

    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.
    Dan Zeiger

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November 12, 2024
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‘Collective Intelligence’ Available at ISM®’s Online Community

Consider it a virtual networking space where you can collaborate and engage with other members on a variety of supply management-related topics.
Sue Doerfler
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November 12, 2024
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How has the procurement process and approach differed between my previous and current roles?

When I transitioned to my role at the J. Paul Getty Trust — particularly the Getty Museum — it marked a significant shift from my previous experiences in higher education with the California State University system and earlier in the aviation industry.
Malia Freund
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November 12, 2024
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The New Reality Is Here to Stay

Outsource or do it yourself? And in manufacturing, assessing industrial supplies management is a constant process and a decision that can significantly impact a company’s operational efficiency, financial health and competitive edge.
Nick Vyas, Ph.D.
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November 12, 2024
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No Matter How Helpful, AI Isn’t Human

How would artificial intelligence (AI) handle negotiating a unique, complex deal on behalf of your company?
Kimberly A. Branch, CPSM, CPSD
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November 12, 2024
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Mentorship Packs a Powerful Punch

In today’s complex and ever-evolving supply management landscape, cultivating and retaining top talent is not only a strategic advantage, but also an absolute necessity.
Lenora Sevillian, MBA, CIPP, CPPP, CPCM
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November 12, 2024
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Good Climate Policy Requires Understanding the Science

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the scientific basis that fuels climate change debate and policy discussion around the world.
Michelle Varble, CPSM
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November 12, 2024
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Nearshoring in Mexico: Narrative Versus Reality

Mexico also has emerged as a natural destination, due to its geographical proximity to the the U.S., as well as trade relations and tariff advantages created by the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and continued in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Rodrigo Alcántara Fernández, Ph.D., CPSM, CPSD
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November 12, 2024
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Switching on Your Leadership Radar

Your leadership radar reading is critical to understand what impact you are having as a leader.
Mandy Flint, Elisabet Vinberg Hearn

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