2005 Inside Supply Management Article Index
Term selected: Supplier-Direct Sourcing

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.

• Is a Supplier-Direct System Appropriate?
  David B. Vellenga, November, Vol. 16, No. 11, p. 14.
  

  While the purchase of safety and laboratory items was switched to a supplier direct program, is this the best system for gauges and filters?

• Mindset Change Critical to MRO Optimization
  Tom Mulherin, December, Vol. 16, No. 12, p. 14.
  

  A fundamental shift in the purchasing mindset from "incrementalism" to "breakthrough" levels of improvement in MRO procurement needs to occur.