Strategic Procurement Solutions Company Profile

April 2, 2024 Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services for $90 million, enhancing its global trade compliance solutions.

January 5, 2024 While most companies collect operational data, many use it incorrectly, but following the Supply Chain Playbook can change that.

July 6, 2023 Consultant Mark Trowbridge and his wife, Dr. Melanie Trowbridge, join Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight to explain how psychology and using human factors can improve your negotiation outcomes.

February 21, 2020 As banks move out of this space, new players are moving in

March 2, 2017 Tapping into the “Power of People,” McCormick takes procurement from regional to global in three years. The SCOR framework serves as a foundation for success by providing a shared vision between procurement and supply chain.

January 22, 2016 Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones, has made a ¥600 billion bid, about $5.3 billion, to purchase troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp,

November 16, 2014 The reality is that Apple, as the most valuable company on Earth by market capitalization, now has the power to make or break a company through its supplier relationships.

January 18, 2014 In the business world, why is competition so often the norm, while cooperation seems like an impossible goal? Why do we so often settle for “better than nothing” compromises? One of the most destructive assumptions we bring to negotiations is the assumption that the pie of resources is fixed. The mythical-fixed-pie mindset leads us to interpret most competitive situations as purely win-lose.

August 12, 2013 In the wake of rumors that Apple is set to abandon its one-size-fits-all design policy and release a budget iPhone and iPhones with larger screens, where does this leave its current standard bearer? Apple has also started “reshoring” production of some of its products (but not iPhones, yet) back to the US. Will this move eventually change the big picture that follows?

June 12, 2013 Too often, supply chain and procurement leaders are not well-prepared for complex negotiations with key suppliers. So what does it take to get ready for even the toughest adversaries? Here are seven techniques that top supply management negotiators put into action—techniques that prove effective even when the deck is stacked against them.