Earlier this week, I logged my picks for what supply management executives can expect this year. Number one on the list: “You will pay higher prices.” The latest Conference Board Chief Executives’ Confidence Measure lends credence and clarity to my claims.
The quarterly survey of 100 CEO’s put the confidence index for North American business executives [more]

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Yesterday, I shared recommendations from a new Next Level Purchasing study on how supply managers can turn the current talent crunch into an opportunity for career advancement. The same study shed some light on the much-belabored debate: what is the proper term to describe the profession?
Supply Excellence readers have witnessed the lingo-wrestling Spend Matters blogmaster Jason [more]

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