Vol. 16, No. 12
December 2005

Features

• COVER STORY
  Outsourcing Ins and Outs
  
  When armed with the proper information for setting goals and developing strategy, supply management can help take outsourcing to the next level.
  Jill Schildhouse
  
  

Business

• Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®
  
  
  
  
  
• Commodities
  
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In Every Issue

• Education's Real-World Challenges
  
  Today's coursework must emulate the complex world of integrated business practices.
  Barron H. Harvey, Ph.D., CPA
  
  
• Just In Time
  
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• Supply Chain Deployed
  
  For one company, the journey from transaction management to supply chain management was nothing less than a revolution for it and its suppliers.
  Rick Lloyd, C.P.M., CPIM, CPCM, CFCM, ASQ, CQM, ASQCQA
  
  
• Mindset Change Critical to MRO Optimization
  
  A fundamental shift in the purchasing mindset from "incrementalism" to "breakthrough" levels of improvement in MRO procurement needs to occur.
  Tom Mulherin
  
  
• Indemnification Provisions in Contracts
  
  Keep your company secure and streamline your contract negotiation process by properly using indemnification clauses.
  Richard W. Pearse, J.D., MA
  
  
• ISM News
  
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Strategies and Solutions

• Turning Negotiation Experience into Expertise
  
  While every negotiation is an opportunity to learn, the learning will only occur if supply managers take action to capture those valuable lessons.
  Jim Mullen
  
  
• Looking Toward the Future
  
  What will be the innovative trends that transpire for purchasing and supply management? CAPS aims to find out.
  Roberta J. Duffy
  
  

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