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Inside Supply Management

Table of Contents

Vol. 19, No. 10
October 2008

Features

  • Scorecards For Sustainability Members Only Content

    Measuring the sustainability progress of suppliers depends on the effectiveness of your evaluation system. Here's how to build one that works.
    Lisa Cooling

  • Bring Virtual Distance Into Focus Members Only Content

    Geography is but one element when examining performance issues between co-located and virtual workforces.
    Karen Sobel Lojeski and John Yuva

  • COVER STORY
    Delivering Success Members Only Content

    Supply Management Professional Profile: U.S. Postal Service
    Strategic initiatives drive dramatic changes at the U.S. Postal Service’s supply management organization.
    Mary Siegfried

Columns

  • Lessons On Brainstorming Members Only Content

    Editor's Page: Supply Management Buzz
    Creating an environment that sparks terrific ideas takes some careful planning, as I recently learned from a specialist in this area.
    Michael Schwanz

  • Embrace Social Networking Members Only Content

    Executive Access To The Board
    There is a terrific opportunity in the future to use the latest technologies to improve communication and business processes among both staff and suppliers.
    John D. Blascovich, CPSM, C.P.M.

  • How To Engage Gen Y Members Only Content

    Out In Front: Leading People, Leading Organizations
    Inspiring excellent performances from promising employees in their 20s can be a real challenge, but these suggestions should help you maximize their potential.
    Meredith Kovarik

  • A Look Inside Team Coaching Members Only Content

    Tapping Into ... Team Coaching — A Process For Change
    Initiating change and sustaining it are major challenges for organizations; however, through team coaching, corporate leaders can enhance their skill sets to achieve organizational goals.
    Merrill Anderson, Dianna Anderson and John Yuva

  • Bring In The Third Party Members Only Content

    Tech-Know: Tech Issues For The Decision-Making Supply Professional
    Boost an existing B2B e-business infrastructure by integrating the functionalities and capabilities with the help of the right third-party service provider for your business model.
    John Fontanella

  • Make A Clean Break Members Only Content

    Legal Briefs: Supply Management's Legal Issues
    When a relationship with a long-term supplier winds down, things can often get messy. These suggestions will help you avoid nasty — and costly — litigation.
    John T. Shapiro and Jeffrey J. Mayer

  • Recognizing And Rewarding Raw Talent Members Only Content

    Ex Propriis: Contemplation And Thoughts — (Translated from Latin) "Of One's Own Resources"
    What qualities do you look for in a prospective job candidate who doesn't specifically have "supply" experience, and which ones would you emphasize to senior management to get them on board with your hiring decision?
    Nancy Fulcher, C.P.M.

Departments

  • Just In Time - October 2008

    This article is not available online.


  • A Model Of Efficiency Members Only Content

    CAPS Research: Promoting Supply Management's Best Practices
    In a recently released study measuring organizational efficiency within the financial services industry, the supply management function ranked very highly.
    D. Steven Wade

  • ISM News - October 2008

    This article is not available online.


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