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Earlier this week, Dan Ashton hosted a webinar (replay here) with speakers from Travelers Insurance and Kelly Services to discuss the current opportunity for driving value in contingent labor procurement. Here he shares some of the key take-aways.

http://www.supplyexcellence.com/blog/2009/11/20/opportunities-and-strategies-for-contingent-labor/

Looking toward Strategic Sourcing to Alleviate the Ravagesof the Recession

News | www.scmr.com | Nov 19, 2009

Few industries know better the pain of a lack of consumer confidence like retail. Even with statistics telling us the recovery is under way, retailers are cautious, and they should be. In addition to circling the wagons, however, there is an opportunity here to redesign the retail sourcing

http://www.scmr.com/article/389896-Looking_toward_Strategic_Sourcing_to_Alleviate_the_Ravages_of_the_Recession.php?rssid=20495

Masco Knows the SCORE

Blog | blog.sourcinginnovation.com | Nov 19, 2009

I enjoyed this recent article over on Supply Management . com on how when you know the score, like Masco, and use collaborative two-way scorecards (like Canada Post does), you can save a lot of money. Masco saved over $5M with its pilot project with just one supplier, exceeding their initial

http://blog.sourcinginnovation.com/2009/11/19/masco-knows-the-score.aspx?ref=rss

Leading Companies Invest More in Supplier Management

News | www.supplychainbrain.com | Nov 19, 2009

SupplyChainBrain is the most widely used online resource for supply chain management information, over 25 million visitors!

http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/headline-news/single-article/article/leading-companies-invest-more-in-supplier-management/

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On Twitter and in the Workplace, It’s Power to the Connectors

News | www.supplychainnetwork.com | Nov 19, 2009

From Harvard Business: In the World According to Twitter, giving away access to information rewards the giver by building followers. The more followers, the

http://www.supplychainnetwork.com/on-twitter-and-in-the-workplace-its-power-to-the-connectors/

How purchasing uses cross functional teams to source indirect goods and services

News | www.purchasing.com | Nov 19, 2009

If the recession has taught us anything, it's that it's important for people to work together for the good of the company. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than at companies where purchasing routinely leads cross-functional teams to source indirect goods and services. Cross-functional teams are

http://www.purchasing.com/article/389006-How_purchasing_uses_cross_functional_teams_to_source_indirect_goods_and_services.php?rssid=20266

Nov 18, 2009 Webcast: Data Best Practices for Spend Analysis

News | www.bettermanagement.com | Nov 18, 2009

This webcast focuses on the business drivers and organizational objectives of spend analysis, as well as best practices for establishing performance indicators and metrics to manage the efficiencies and realize the desired cost savings.

http://www.bettermanagement.com/seminars/seminar.aspx?l=15193&rss=685

Kudos to Debbie Dayton of Deutsche Bank

Blog | blog.starcite.com | Nov 18, 2009

I'm so proud and gratified about Deutsche Bank's global

http://blog.starcite.com/blog/strategic-meetings-management-2/0/0/kudos-to-debbie-dayton-of-deutsche-bank-

Enabling Total Spend Analysis in the Enterprise

Press Release | www.bitpipe.com | Nov 18, 2009

Hear TIBCO Spotfire's John Callan discuss how you can perform total spend analysis, drive supplier consolidation, identify maverick spend in a user-friendly, visual analysis environment and address a range of KPI's.

http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1258471884_361.html?asrc=RSS_BP_KABPSUPPLYCHAINS