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    Supplier Pricing Negotiations: Approaching Options and Risk with Eyes Wide Open Globally

    June 15, 2023
    Asian supplier economics have changed radically with geopolitical tensions rising and market conditions shifting.
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    World Map Currency
    Planning & Forecasting

    Is Your ‘Best Value’ Country Sourcing Missing the Mark?

    Feb. 8, 2023
    Nine factors to consider in a total-cost-of-ownership analysis.
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    Supply Chain Initiative

    The Most Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned about Price Reduction

    Nov. 18, 2022
    Finding cost savings, not negotiating harder with suppliers, is the holy grail.
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    Checklist
    Supply Chain Initiative

    A Checklist for Supplier Sourcing Success

    Sept. 15, 2022
    These 25 purchasing-group criteria leave piece-price in the dust.
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    Naval Ship
    Procurement

    The US National Defense Supply Chain Is in Crisis

    Aug. 3, 2022
    The military and its partners have become too dependent on foreign-made parts, materials and minerals.

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    Risk Management Rarely Gets to the Root Cause

    March 2, 2022
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    Vendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?

    Feb. 25, 2022
    How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.
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    Suppliers Are Like Workers: They Both Come Up Short

    Jan. 4, 2022
    Note to OEMs: ‘Continuous improvement’ doesn’t mean continuously sticking it to the little guy.
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    Bribes, and the Buyers Who Love Them

    Dec. 1, 2021
    Why I don't stand for the lavish 'gifts' that OEMs and suppliers bestow on each other in the name of doing business.