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Segment your suppliers to reduce risk

October 1, 2012
Michael Giguere and Glen Goldbach
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Most companies treat all suppliers the same, and they respond too late to supplier-related risk. By segmenting their supply base and basing governance agreements on a supplier's role and importance in the supply chain, they could better anticipate and prevent disruption.
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The case for front-end vertical integration

October 1, 2012
Robert Bugge
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Companies that outsource manufacturing can better control process, product quality, flexibility, and delivery if they have a higher degree of integration with their suppliers. In some cases, it may make sense to bring some manufacturing in-house. A technique called "Krajlic's matrix" facilitates that decision.
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Time to come home?

December 16, 2011
Harry Moser
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To offshore, nearshore, or "reshore"? A total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis can answer that question. For some companies, TCO analyses are suggesting that manufacturing close to the point of consumption is the best choice.
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Leveraging private sector practices in the public sector

September 21, 2011
Gary A. Smith
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Supply managers who work in the public sector must comply with unique transparency rules. Despite those and other constraints, they can achieve substantial savings by integrating the public sector requirements with privatesector supply chain management concepts.
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Adding value through process mapping

June 27, 2011
David Parsley
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When DineEquity combined the supply and distribution networks for two of its restaurant chains, it used process mapping to identify where to make changes. A top executive tells how this technique helped the company create a single, streamlined supply chain.
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10 best practices you should be doing now

March 22, 2011
Bob Engel
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Want to be a "best in class" organization? Then follow the lead of highly successful companies and adopt these 10 practices in your own operation.
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From bean to cup: How Starbucks transformed its supply chain

December 15, 2010
James A. Cooke
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With operational costs rising and sales declining, the global coffee purveyor implemented a three-step plan to improve supply chain performance, cut costs, and prepare for the future.
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How to put the "strategic" back in supply management

December 15, 2010
Robert A. Rudzki
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Under pressure to produce "quick wins" in procurement? This seven-step process will help you gain top management's support for strategic sourcing—even in a bad economy.
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4 steps to rebuilding customer-supplier relationships

September 15, 2010
Justin Brown
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Many customer-supplier relationships were weakened or damaged during the economic downturn. To rescue them, both sides need to acknowledge past mistakes, identify the causes of those problems, take corrective action, and monitor the results.
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Bend, don't break

December 16, 2009
Brian Moone, Jon Gosling, and Nicholas Fowler
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A four-part approach to creating flexible supply chains is helping the construction industry in the United Kingdom respond better to economic downturns —and recoveries.
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