Buyer Analytics

Supply Management

• New study recommends companies "Bring manufacturing home" - In their rush to source from China many companies are blindly walking into a strategic trap. Thinking that sourcing from China will result in lower product costs, when in reality the supply chain dynamics will, in many cases, drive up overall costs ...
• How To Make Better Transportation Decisions -  ... billion, more or less, that companies are spending on transportation management systems (TMS), which are software solutions ... Business process outsourcing for supply chains will be concentrated in the indirect procurement and transportation areas.
• Partnership rather than procurement key to outsource success - ... on shifting the customer-service provider relationship from adversarial to collaborative; from one based on procurement to one grounded in partnership.” ...

Purchasing Tips and Training

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Procurement Information

• Another Take on China's Just Announced Export Tariffs
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