Supply Chain

Improving Procurement – Part 2

Improving procurement can feel like falling off the face of the earth

Interested in improving procurement? Many procurement organizations fail to achieve their potential by making one or more of five common missteps

Why Was The New iPhone Delayed?

Seeing the world upside down helps understand the new iphone delay

Why was the new iPhone delayed? Was the delay driven by a series of tactical circumstances, or reflective of a deeper strategic perspective at play?

Time To Think About Supply Chain Shortages?

Spinning Roulette That shows the risk of supply chain shortage

Despite their pivotal role in the high technology supply chain, electronic components are essentially a cyclical industry akin to older markets like steel and housing.

Reverse Auction & Supplier Relationships

Fencing Match depicting battle between supplier and customer

Reverse auctions are almost ubiquitous and are being used daily to drive supplier prices down in a variety of categories of products and services.