A valuable reference tool, the Article Index is a comprehensive list of articles that have appeared in Inside Supply Management® (formerly Purchasing Today® and NAPM Insights®) magazine. Articles are organized by subject for easy locating and study.
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A Different Kind of Relationship
Edward B. Flanagan,
September,
Vol. 5,
No. 9,
p. 68.
Relationships are built sitting in front of your customer's desk, not behind
your own.
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A Team-Based Approach to Supplier Evaluations
June,
Vol. 5,
No. 6,
p. 50.
Successful supplier evaluations can help teams consider elements other than
price in making purchasing decisions.
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Diversity Your Supply Base
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 52.
This article is not available online.
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Fishing For Suppliers
Cherish Karoway,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 14.
Nonprofit organizations dedicated to supplier support are helping small and
disadvantaged companies achieve best-value - or "prize-catch" - status.
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How Teams Affect Your Suppliers
Landon J. Napoleon,
September,
Vol. 5,
No. 9,
p. 14.
Forget rugged individualism - work teams are the way to get things done
in the 1990s. But how are all those teams affecting your suppliers?
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Improving Your Supplier Relationships
William F. Given, C.P.M.,
September,
Vol. 5,
No. 9,
p. 8.
The final point suggests you obtain periodic supplier feedback to
maintain a good relationship.
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Is There Room For Both?
Jeanie M. Barnett,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 29.
Attention purchasers with both MBE and WBE programs
To be effective and accurate, companies must track purchase dollars separately
for minority- and women-business development programs.
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MBEs Combat a Shrinking Supply Base
Larry R. Collingwood,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 50.
A reduced supply base need not hamper diversity. Organizations can institute
creative programs such as second-tier purchasing, cross-functional teams, and
target marketing.
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Minority Supplier Development: Getting Behind It
R. Jerry Baker, C.P.M.,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 2.
Minority owned businesses are driven by the same engine that drives all
businesses, big or small.
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Rethinking Supplier Relationships
Frank S. Sowinski,
September,
Vol. 5,
No. 9,
p. 52.
It's the '90s and information is everywhere. The challenge for purchasers is
not in finding information, but in putting it to work to enhance supplier
relationships.
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Signals for Healthy and Unhealthy Supplier Partnerships
Michael C. Kirby, C.P.M.,
September,
Vol. 5,
No. 9,
p. 29.
Successful relationships require open communication, attention to quality, and flexibility.
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Spreading the Message
Joseph E. Harris, C.P.M.,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 46.
Your minority business enterprise program is in place. Congratulations! Now
comes the hard part - convincing your suppliers to follow suit.
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Supplier-Management Teams
Diane Brown, C.P.M., CFPIM,
August,
Vol. 5,
No. 8,
p. 32.
Three companies have secured higher-quality suppliers and products, as well as
improved supplier relationships, through the use of supplier-management teams.
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The "How" of Supply Chain Management
Martha C. Cooper, Ph.D. and Kevin Humphreys,
March,
Vol. 5,
No. 3,
p. 30.
This article is not available online.
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The "Three Rs" and Minority Business Development
Harriet Michel,
November,
Vol. 5,
No. 11,
p. 64.
This article is not available online.
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The "What" of Supply Chain Management
Lisa M. Ellram, Ph.D., C.P.M.,
March,
Vol. 5,
No. 3,
p. 26.
This article is not available online.
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The Road to an Effective Commodity Analysis
Michael Katzorke,
May,
Vol. 5,
No. 5,
p. 70.
This article is not available online.
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Upstream Supply Chain Management: Communicating with Suppliers
Thomas F. Slaninka,
March,
Vol. 5,
No. 3,
p. 6.
This article is not available online.
