The same supply chain tactics that make your company lean and profitable can become your downfall in just the blink of an eye.
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Tags: credit, customer, lean, production, risk management, suppliers, supply chain
Sometimes, it seems that you have to spend in order to save.
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Tags: e-procurement, ordering, orders, procurement, suppliers
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Do you manage your suppliers, or do they manage you?
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Today’s deepening financial doom and gloom can turn out to be a great opening for you to ride in on your cost-cutting horse and save the day.
Tags: checks, customers, electronic transactions, suppliers
Chances are, you’re feeling the heat from top management to bargain your suppliers down in price.
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Tags: costs, procurement, purchasing, suppliers
Watch out! You could be blind-sided by yet another casualty of our faltering economy.
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Goal-setting is usually is a key element of sound business practices. So it figures that much of what you do is about aiming for and fulfilling goals, from your budget to on-time deliveries to customer satisfaction.
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Tags: budget, customer, deliveries, metrics, procurement, purchasing, suppliers
Sneakiness is an admirable trait if you happen to be a sniper, a basketball player or even a lawyer. But when you have to start dealing with sneaky folks, your job gets much more difficult.
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Tags: benchmarks, price, sales, suppliers
