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<title>Supply Now</title>
<link>http://www.supplyexcellence.com/blog/supply-now</link>
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<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2006-2007 Supply Now</copyright>
<itunes:subtitle>Supply trends, strategies and best practices</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Minahan &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>Supply Now is a one-of-a-kind monthly podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest supply trends, strategies and best practices. In each episode, we square off on a supply issue of the day and respond to questions and comments from our blog and podcast audiences.</itunes:summary>
<description>Supply Now is a one-of-a-kind monthly podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest supply trends, strategies and best practices. In each episode, we square off on a supply issue of the day and respond to questions and comments from our blog and podcast audiences.</description>
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<itunes:name>Tim Minahan</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>tim@supplyexcellence.com</itunes:email>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 7</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Detroit, sustainability, and bridging the spend visibility gap</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Collaborative buying in Detroit, sustainability, and bridging the spend visibility gap. Our guest is Lisa Reisman, co-founder and managing director of Aptium Global</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>37:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Detroit, sustainability, and bridging the spend visibility gap</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 6</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Chinese recalls and quality issues</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>The current Chinese recalls and quality issues. Our guest is Sarah Pfaff of Ariant Consulting Group, which specializes in strategic sourcing, procurement transformatino, and outsourcing strategy.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:keywords>china recalls, china quality, Sarah Pfaff</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 5</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Supply Management Driving Adoption</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Driving adoption through a supply management transformation, the dynamics of globalization, and the risks of protectionist policy. Our guest is Tim Cummins, president and CEO of IACCM.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>38:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>supply management transformation, dynamics of globalization, risks of protectionist policy</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 4</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Supply Management Transformation</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This month we discuss getting the most from industry conferences and the use of technology to achieve supply management transformation. Our guests are Doug Smock, Bob Rudzki and Steve Rogers, authors of On Demand Supply Management: World-Class Strategies, Practices and Technology</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>42:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>sustainable supply strategies, managing talent crunch, essential skills for supply managers</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 3</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Supply Chain Management</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Sustainable supply strategies, managing the talent crunch and essential skills for today's supply managers. Our guest is Dr. Joe Carter, adjunct professor of Supply Chain Management at Arizona University.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>32:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>sustainable supply strategies, managing talent crunch, essential skills for supply managers</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 2</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The China Factor</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>In this episode we discuss the dos and dont's of sourcing in China, why spend visibility is critical, and the future of Detroit. Our guest is Jessica Mahre, Vice President of Operations for A.T. Kearney.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>25:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>sourcing in China, spend visibility, future of Detroit</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supply Now - Episode 1</title>
<itunes:author>Tim Minhana &amp; Jason Busch</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Inaugural episode</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>In this inaugural episode, we talk with Mark Hillman, research director for supply chain management at AMR Research, and argue the finer points of spend vs. supply management.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>33:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>supply chain management, AMR Research, spend vs. supply</itunes:keywords>
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