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ERP Solutions Checklist
Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist What to ask before you buy Enterprise Resource Planning software. Before you commit to any ERP system, you should first answer several questions about what your organization needs and wants to accomplish with its ERP strategy. The answers will help you determine which applications and what kind of functionality your organization requires from its ERP solution, as well as go a long way toward easing the implementation process. r your organization’s business lead
Category:TechnologyReads:268Uploaded:04 / 10 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionStrategic Partnerships
Creating Value through Strategic Partnerships
Category:Business/LawReads:398Uploaded:07 / 25 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionProcurement Turbulence
Procurement in Turbulent Times: Creating Opportunity from Economic Adversity A New Business Environment By Kris Timmermans, Jeremy Robinson, Joelle Price and Jasmine Stephenson You only find out who’s swimming naked when the tide goes out. -Warren Buffett 2 We are in difficult–if not unprecedented–times. House prices have fallen, stock markets have crashed and consumer confidence has plummeted. In industry after industry, businesses are bleeding red ink, laying off employees, being national
Category:Business/LawReads:519Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionGreen Winners
“Green” Winners The performance of sustainability-focused companies during the financial crisis As companies cut costs to get through the current global economic slowdown, there is often a temptation to abandon recent forays into sustainability. Yet a new A.T. Kearney analysis finds that companies committed to corporate sustainability practices are achieving aboveaverage performance in the financial markets during this slowdown. So before tossing out those sustainability practices and initiativ
Category:Business/LawReads:449Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionManaging Supplier Risk
Number One Procurement Priority Right Now should be Managing Supplier Risk What if 30% of Your Suppliers went under in 90 Days? Advance Sense and Respond Systems are Key SCDigest Editorial Staff While many might think the number one job of the Chief Procurement Officer and his or her organization right now is to reduce the cost of purchased goods, materials and services, for many there may be an even higher priority: managing supplier (and hence supply chain) risk. Obviously, the recession is pu
Category:Business/LawReads:870Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionFive Procurement Guidelines
Five procurement guidelines you can’t afford to ignore Plan Budget Buy Attend Measure Five procurement guidelines you can’t afford to ignore Introduction In a recent survey of 1,443 meeting professionals conducted by MPI, almost two-thirds of respondents said that their procurement department was involved in the sourcing of meetings. While this clearly signals a widespread industry trend towards stricter scrutiny of the meetings procurement process, it would be premature to say that companie
Category:Business/LawReads:562Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionPurchasing Chessboard
The Purchasing Chessboard Buying in a seller’s market Consolidating supplier markets, rising energy prices and the growing demand for raw materials in emerging markets have fundamentally changed the purchasing framework. Suppliers are more powerful than ever, which means buyers must adjust quickly to a new playing field. A.T. Kearney developed The Purchasing Chessboard—a compilation of insights and experience from thousands of purchasing projects performed worldwide — to help procurement profess
Category:Business/LawReads:955Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionManaging Your International Supply Chain
Managing Your What companies are saying about the recession and its affect on international supply chains A survey by BDP International and Centrx Research Objectives The recession, protectionism and their impact on global trade have become controversial issues which could have a profound effect on supply chains for years to come. Supply chain professionals are already taking steps to align their business priorities to manage the current economic crisis. To better understand
Category:Business/LawReads:726Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionWhen All Eyes Turn to Purchasing
Perspective Patrick Houston Martha D. Turner When All Eyes Turn to Purchasing A Memo to the Chief Procurement Officer Chief procurement officers face both major challenges and valuable opportunities in today’s increasingly volatile and recessionary environment. If they take five actions now, they can quickly reduce costs and secure supply in the short term, while enhancing sourcing capabilities and sustainable advantage in the long term. WhEn All EyEs Turn To PurchAsing The severity of this
Category:Business/LawReads:541Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionProcurements New Operating Model
Perspective Patrick W. Houston Robert Hutchens Procurement’s New Operating Model Contact Information Florham Park, NJ Patrick W. Houston Partner +1-973-410-7602 pat.houston@booz.com New York Robert Hutchens Partner +1-212-551-6499 robert.hutchens@booz.com Booz & Company INtrOductION By now, most companies have ridden one or more strategic sourcing waves that have collectively saved their organizations billions of dollars. Yet even after having benefited from these initiatives, the averag
Category:Business/LawReads:459Uploaded:07 / 12 / 2010ShareAdd to collection
