SCM Pulse

May 9, 2008

Drilling down

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 6:59 pm

Drilling down
What PC? – UK
We took the approach of ‘we don’t know the best’ and to learn how to do strategic sourcing from the external market.” Being open to ideas required

ThomasNet Launches ThomasNet’s Purchasing Tools™

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 1:00 pm

ThomasNet Launches ThomasNet’s Purchasing Tools™ in Partnership
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Engagements may include strategic sourcing, spend analysis, spend management, identification of alternate suppliers, market and supply research,

Think enterprise when embarking on spend analysis

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 1:00 pm

Think enterprise when embarking on spend analysis
Purchasing.com – Newton,MA,USA
Pandit told Purchasing that the book has something for everyone with an interest in spend analysis, “a starting point of strategic sourcing that creates a

“Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing” Released at …

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 1:00 pm

“Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing” Released at
Market Wire (press release) – USA
“Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing” reviews the spend management challenges companies face; the actions companies can take to increase

Lawson Software Announces Partnership with RPI Consultants

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 1:00 pm

Lawson Software Announces Partnership with RPI Consultants for
FOXBusiness – USA
“By supporting the deployment of advanced functionality such as Lawson S3 Mobile Supply Chain, Surgical Instrument Management, Strategic Sourcing and

May 8, 2008

Coors mixes indirect spend into its procurement transformation

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 10:12 pm

Coors mixes indirect spend into its procurement transformation
Purchasing.com – Newton,MA,USA
By William Atkinson — Purchasing, 5/8/2008 When Coors Brewing Co. embarked on its strategic sourcing transformation journey six years ago, the Golden,

May 3, 2008

Wasa takes e-auction cue

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing, e-Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 5:18 pm

Wasa takes e-auction cue
Trinidad News – Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
It is done through a facilitator who provides strategic sourcing software services, develops sourcing strategies, posts requests for quotes analysis and

Economic slowdown creates opportunities for procurement

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 5:16 pm

Economic slowdown creates opportunities for procurement
Purchasing.com – Newton,MA,USA
“Gradually firms with growing presence in emerging markets are seeing the benefit of locating strategic sourcing and procurement managers in these locations

Hilton Hotels’ purchasing organization says “The bucks start here”

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 5:16 pm

Hilton Hotels’ purchasing organization says “The bucks start here”
Purchasing.com – Newton,MA,USA
the company’s purchasing and supply chain staff have brought in over the last seven years through strategic sourcing and regionally developed programs.

Sally Forth Comic Defines Strategic Sourcing Manager

Filed under: Strategic Sourcing — Rick Ankrum @ 4:59 pm

The May 3rd Sally Forth comic strip has Hillary ask her mother, Sally Forth, what a strategice sourcing manager does. Sally gives a good definition.

Link to The Seattle Times Sally Forth page

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