Kate Vitasek, SupplyChainBrain ContributorFrom Kate Vitasek, SupplyChainBrain ContributorSC Finance & Revenue ManagementThe ‘Vested’ Approach: A Better Way to OutsourceThe pressures on supply chains remain enormous, leaving many supply chain professionals with a key question: Is there a better way to work with suppliers, including critical outsourcing partners such manufacturers and third-party logistics providers?May 12, 2022Education & Professional DevelopmentCompanies’ Procurement Skills Are Woefully LackingEven before the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical skills gap across the procurement and logistics landscape, a report by the American Productivity & Quality Center put a pin in the talent shortages facing today’s industry professionals.May 10, 2022Regulation & ComplianceRelational Contracting for Building Healthier Supplier RelationshipsA look at the pioneering research and concepts behind formal relational contracts, with the goal of helping practitioners understand how such agreements can benefit their organizations.May 10, 2022Business Strategy AlignmentThe Power of Mutually Beneficial Supplier RelationshipsIt might be tempting for businesses to use their procurement or market power to position themselves to survive the pandemic. However, new and uncertain economic realities will mean the old notions of power and market strategy won’t work.February 1, 2021Business Strategy AlignmentMaking the RFP Process More CollaborativeA progressive process for competitive bidding is helping organizations shift toward more collaborative supplier relationships.February 12, 2020Education & Professional DevelopmentLearning by Doing: Innovation in Teaching Contracting SkillsInnovative educational approaches are allowing companies to make the shift from role-playing to “real-playing.”February 6, 2019Global Trade ManagementThe Volatile Global Economy Demands End-to-End CooperationIn the current climate of “economic populism,” buyers, sellers and their supply chains have an opportunity to step up and cope with major challenges through cooperation, transparency and flexibility.February 6, 2019Quality & MetricsAligning Metrics for the Business at HandProperly aligning metrics with supply chain partners to track and improve strategic relationships is an idea whose time has come. Simply monitoring transactions is not enough; metrics must add value.February 6, 2019All LogisticsTariffs Present an Opportunity for Supply Chain CollaborationTariffs make collaboration among businesses, manufacturers, suppliers and global supply chains more crucial than ever.November 28, 2018Page 1 of 1
