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I saw a discussion recently on Linked-In on why companies are turning toward having a few preferred suppliers rather than selecting items on price alone. This strategy is known as Strategic Sourcing. The question spurred quite a discussion. Here are some of the key points. Price alone has nothing to do with material standards, product quality, or [...] While re-arranging my office space, I came across a book on government supply chain management. In 2004, the Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and Robert E. Luby Jr., Vice President, Supply Chain Management at IBM published a book titled: Transforming Government Supply Chain Management. In the book, [...] For a number of years now, the business community has benefitted from the impact of Business to Business (B2B) markets. Their impact on the economy is evident in several ways: Transaction costs. Three cost areas are significantly reduced through the conduct of B2B e-commerce. First is the reduction of search costs, as buyers need not go through multiple [...] Last week, Matt Langan of Appian had an excellent post on the emerging use of Business Process Management (BPM) software in the government acquisition process. He stated that, “we are seeing government embrace Business Process Management (BPM) acquisition solutions (versus COTS) in order to gain process transparency, react quickly to change and improve process efficiency; thereby [...] When it comes to organizations’ finances, some years are better than others. It’s no secret that for many in the private and public sectors, the last few years have been on the lean side. It requires creativity for a company or government department to tighten its belt without cutting its services or quality. With fewer goods being [...] According to recent reports from the Defense Logistics Information Service: DOD EMALL has been instrumental in the Haitian relief effort by providing a purchase venue for much needed relief material. Many organizations, primarily the US Navy, has utilized the DOD EMALL Disaster Relief Corridor to procure relief items. While most purchased items were medical in nature, other items [...] I’ve uncovered an interesting article by Chris Stephenson—writer for Manufacturers’ Monthly. It was written a few months ago, but reads like a perfect companion piece to Terryl Benson’s post on supply chain inventory management—featured on this blog a few days ago. Stephenson’s article talks about lean logistics methodologies as a primary improvement model for manufacturers, and how [...] According to the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM), over 6000 US military personnel — alongside six naval vessels and 20 aircraft — are currently deployed to Haiti in support of the humanitarian relief effort to more than three million Haitians affected by the January 12th earthquake. Increasingly, the US military finds itself in this position. Because [...] |
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