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NESCON keynote: "I'm not drinking the recovery Kool-aid yet"Dave Hannon, October 6, 2009Economist tells supply chain professionals to prepare for recovery More
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Survey: Supply chain risks decreasingDave Hannon, October 1, 2009Report shows less concern about volatility and supply quality issues More
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CSCMP 2009: LG outlines supply chain strategy, fuel surcharges examinedDave Hannon, September 23, 2009Presentations at annual conference provide practical advice on streamlining and reducing costs More
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The view from abroad: A procurement guide to international assignmentsBy David Hannon, September 17, 2009If your supervisor asked you tomorrow to relocate overseas for a procurement position, would you do it? More procurement and supply chain professionals are making that jump and reporting that not only has it been a good thing for their procurement organization, but it's also been a very good thing for their procurement career. More
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Spending with small business doesn't have to suffer in recessionBy David Hannon, September 17, 2009Rockwell Collins describes strategy and benefits of spending with small and minority-owned businesses More
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Cisco establishes supply chain leadership institute in ChinaBy David Hannon, September 17, 2009Telecom and networking equipment maker Cisco recently launched the Cisco-Fudan-Stanford (CFS) Supply Chain Leadership Institute which offers advanced supply chain management training to leaders of Chinese companies. Based at Fudan University, the institute was developed as a collaboration between Cisco, the School of Management at Fudan University (FDSM) and the Stanford Graduate School of Busi... More
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Travel procurement gets a bigger role at TycoBy Susan Avery, September 17, 2009As director, global travel, at Tyco International, Rose Speckmann leads global travel councils for North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Through the four global travel councils, Speckmann communicates regularly with the company's businesses—ADT Worldwide, Fire Protection Services, Safety Products, Flow Control and Electrical and Metal Products. More
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Employees receive lowest raises in three decadesBy Susan Avery, September 17, 2009While results of a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a consulting firm in Lincolnshire, Ill., show U.S. companies gave their employees the lowest salary increases in 33 years, it also reveals that workers in some cities and industries may see higher raises in 2010. Base salary increases dropped below 3% for the first time since Hewitt started tracking the data in 1976. More
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Business conditions continue to improve, as prices tick upBy David Hannon, September 17, 2009As the debate over the length and depth of the recession continues to rage, buyers in Purchasing's monthly business survey report business conditions are actually improving—a reading above 50 in the diffusion index—for the first time in more than a year. After several months of "less worse" readings below 50, the Business Conditions Index spiked in August to 53. More
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Conference Board index shows continued economic improvementBy David Hannon, September 17, 2009The July reading for the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index (LEI) shows a fourth consecutive month of improvement, albeit a slight one. The LEI increased 0.6% in July, with six of the 10 indicators that make up the LEI increasing. According to the Conference Board, interest rate spreads, weekly initial jobless claims, manufacturing hours, supplier deliveries, stock prices and manufacture... More
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Experts will explain, update coal-to-chemicalsPurchasing Staff, September 2, 2009Chemicals Purchasing Summit is coming soon in Boston More
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Get critical insights into chemicals supply issues for 2010Purchasing Staff, August 26, 2009Chemicals Purchasing Summit is coming soon in Boston More
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Spending with small business doesn't have to suffer in recessionDave Hannon, August 20, 2009Rockwell Collins outlines the strategy and benefits to spending with small and diverse suppliers More
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VanGelder joins Bell Inc.Susan Avery, August 13, 2009The packaging company adds supply chain manager More
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Employees receive smallest raises in 33 yearsSusan Avery, August 11, 2009Results of survey on salary by Hewitt Associates has silver lining More
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The view from abroad: A procurement professional's guide to international assignmentsDave Hannon, August 10, 2009
If your supervisor asked you tomorrow to relocate overseas for a procurement position, would you do it? More procurement and supply chain professionals are making that jump and reporting that not only has it been a good thing for their procurement organization, but it's also been a very good thing for their procurement career.
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Cost reduction efforts require more focus than sacrificeDave Hannon, August 6, 2009Research shows overhead cost cuts don't provide long-term savings More
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Cisco establishes supply chain leadership institute in ChinaDave Hannon, August 3, 2009New program aims to educate Chinese executives on supply chain best practices More
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Smart Sourcing Summit to focus on supplier risk managementBy Purchasing Staff, July 16, 2009Perhaps no topic is more important to procurement executives in today's economy than risk management. To address those concerns and foster best practices, Purchasing will be hosting the Smart Sourcing Summit: Managing Risk in Uncertain Times, a two-day executive-level event at the Sofitel Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. More
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Purchasing drives deeper into logisticsBy David Hannon, July 16, 2009Three purchasing teams take giant strides in centralizing and managing the logistics spend. The more complicated a spend area is, the more likely it is to go unmanaged and unleveraged. And historically, the logistics spend category may have been a prime example. But in today's era of cost-conscious, global supply chains more companies are centralizing the management of the logistics spend under a global logistics purchasing organization to reduce redundancies and identify optimization... More
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