I am off to AMR’s sold out Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix. Being that it’s my first research firm event as an attendee, I’m certain it will be a surreal experience. I look forward to reporting on my banterings with fellow Boston College alum, the always entertaining Bruce Richardson. I am also excited to hear [more]

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My stop in Irvine reinforced a little spoken secret to successful supply management transformation initiatives: Whenever possible leverage a crisis to secure budget, resources, and alignment needed to get the job done right.
“Crises” such as Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) compliance and patent litigation enabled Qualcomm to drive standardized contracting and contract compliance procedures and systems [more]

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True to form, Dave Stephens has lobbed his own Molotov Cocktail onto the On Demand/Software as a Service (SaaS) fire. Thankfully, he failed to directly cite my post last week as the inspiration for his ire. But the connection was obvious. And just after I said all those nice things about him. (Truth be told, [more]

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