Here’s the case for hiring people from outside Procurement for highly strategic categories. In December, we wrote that it’s time for companies to recognize the power of transferable skills in Procurement. We suggested that companies should hire people with exceptional negotiation, presentation, supplier relationship management and bid preparation skills, even...

This guest post was Written by David Madden, founder and CEO of Container Exchanger and Exchanger Hub. Things can always be faster when you work in a warehouse or distribution center. Speed has become the name of the game when it comes to staying competitive in the global supply chain....

  When Supply Chains fail, it has major implications. It can affect a brand (see: KFC’s chicken shortage in the UK), it can affect companies’ strategic expansions (see: Target’s ill-fated sojourn into the Canadian market), and sometimes, it can affect entire categories of products and consumer confidence (see: the recent...