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Reskilling for a Return to Procurement – Not Always A Straight Line (Part 2)

I ended part one of my story about reskilling for a return to procurement with a story of putting myself out there to an HR manager. Here is where part two begins:

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Procurement’s Role in Contact Center Transformation

Customers today are moving at a faster pace than businesses, so you need to raise the bar with your contact center transformation when it comes to...

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Reskilling for a Return to Procurement – A Mother’s Tale (Part1)

It was fall back in 2008-2009 during the recession, and we were a one-income family of five facing the possibility of being a family of five with no...

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What are Procurement’s Four Most Desirable Character Traits?

What is the difference between a good procurement professional and a great one? What are procurement’s most desirable character traits? We’ve talked...

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Car Rental Shortages: Why It “Hertz” To Rent A Car

An April 8th, 2021 Washington Post article “Why your next rental car might cost more than a plane ticket” reported car rental shortages and that...

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NextGen SCM: the future of Supply Chain Management (a one-on-one interview with Dr. JT Kostman) PART 2

On November 18th Dr. JT Kostman will take to the stage at the FORGE 2021 Blue Sky Conference to talk about the future of supply chain management.

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NextGen SCM: the future of Supply Chain Management (a one-on-one interview with Dr. JT Kostman) PART 1

On November 18th Dr. JT Kostman will take the stage at the FORGE 2021 Blue Sky Conference to talk about the future of supply chain management.

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With the FORGE 2021 Blue Sky Conference, The Sky Really Is the Limit

I had a chance to recently talk with Procurement Foundry’s Claire Barnes regarding the November 18th FORGE 2021 Blue Sky conference. I was almost...

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Only As Strong As The Weakest Link – a Threat to Supply Chain

What is the old saying about a chain being only as strong as its weakest link?

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How Your RFx Sets the Stage to Become Customer of Choice

Traditionally, procurement teams have run the show as suppliers did everything they could to make their offer more appealing. Procurement teams...

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