Vol. 17, No. 12
December 2006

Features

• COVER STORY
  Coors Brews Transformation
  
  Supply Management: Professional Profile
  Transforming a purchasing department into a strategic sourcing organization was an invigorating experience for one beer manufacturer.
  Jill Schildhouse
  
  
• Simple in Logic, Complex in Execution
  
  When the decision is made to initiate change in an organization, the implementation of a change management strategy is a critical measure of the initiative's success.
  John Yuva
  
  
• Inside Supply Management®: Article Index
  
  2006 Article Index by Subject
  
  
  

Columns

• Is It People or Process?
  
  Executive Access to the CEO
  Which one of these key elements of supply management matters the most to your company's bottomline?
  Paul Novak, C.P.M., A.P.P.
  
  
• Leadership by Degree
  
  Out in Front: Leading People, Leading Organizations
  Knowledge is like a forge that transforms our raw intelligence into a precision instrument. It is our duty to use that instrument to help mold the minds of those who succeed us.
  Michele Danza, C.P.M.
  
  
• Finding a Structure That Works
  
  Tapping Into ... Organizational Strategy — Looking Within
  The efficiency and effectiveness of the supply management function often depends on its organizational structure and governance.
  Robert M. Monczka, Ph.D., C.P.M. and Kenneth J. Petersen, Ph.D.
  
  
• SOX Tools Landscape
  
  Tech-Know: Tech Issues for the Decisionmaking Supply Manager
  The future of Sarbanes-Oxley will, in part, depend on technology's ability to enable compliance. Learn why software was created to aid in SOX compliance, the pros and cons of SOX tools, and how this technology affects supply management.
  Rohit Tripathy
  
  
• Employment Contracts
  
  Legal Briefs: Supply Management's Legal Issues
  When making a hiring decision, it is imperative to properly categorize your new hire's status as an employee or independent contractor.
  Thomas J. Lynch
  
  
• A Costly Vacation
  
  Ex Propriis: Contemplation and Thoughts — (Translated from Latin) "Of One's Own Resources"
  What should you do if accepting a friend's invitation to use their cabin could affect the appearance of your professional reputation in the community?
  Randy J. Christoffersen
  
  

Departments

• Just In Time -- December 2006
  
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• Diverse Challenges
  
  CAPS Research: Promoting Supply Management's Best Practices
  The annual Best Practices Workshop reveals a range of common concerns and ways in which supply managers can address them.
  Roberta J. Duffy
  
  
• ISM News -- December 2006
  
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ISM Report On Business®

• Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®
  
  Highlights of the Monthly Report On Business® Releases - November 2006 Data.
  
  
  
• Global Business Trends - December 2006
  
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