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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Analysis of Federal and State Electronic Commerce Laws
Patricia Brumfield Fry,
December,
Vol. 11,
No. 12,
p. 22.
Both E-SIGN and UETA contain provisions specifying that electronic contracts and electronic signatures shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability because they are electronic. Nevertheless, the two statutes are not identical.
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Contracting for Uncertain Quantities
Harold Nations,
March,
Vol. 11,
No. 3,
p. 24.
Requirements contracts fit the bill when a specific quantity of goods or services cannot be determined.
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Contracts Across Multiple Locations
Thomas J. Lynch,
May,
Vol. 11,
No. 5,
p. 26.
(Exam Alert: )
With today's technology and a wide array of sources, you might not dream of limiting your business plans to a particular state or region; be sure, then, that your contracts don't limit you in that regard.
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Crafting Clauses for Effective Arbitration
Jeffrey J. Mayer,
October,
Vol. 11,
No. 10,
p. 26.
(Exam Alert: )
Arbitration has long been an option to settle disputes, but ensure that you get what you want out of the process by carefully drafting that portion of the contract.
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How Will UCITA Affect Supply Management?
Randy Roth and Elaine McDonald,
September,
Vol. 11,
No. 9,
p. 26.
Approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act has recently been introduced in various states' legislatures for approval.
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Less Than Final Contract Clauses
Helen M. Pohlig,
February,
Vol. 11,
No. 2,
p. 26.
(Exam Alert: )
If purchasing organizations require goods that may eventually need to be returned, particular contract clauses will allow such an arrangement and protect the purchaser from litigation.
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Let's Get Intellectual
Leslie S. Marell, Esq.,
April,
Vol. 11,
No. 4,
p. 22.
(Exam Alert: )
Purchasers need to recognize, define, and be able to control intellectual property to work within today's knowledge-based environment.
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Robinson-Patman Act: Dead or Alive?
Stefanie L. London,
July,
Vol. 11,
No. 7,
p. 22.
(Exam Alert: )
Know where to draw the line between healthy competition and illegal activities.
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Serving Double Duty
Dan J. Ricketts, JD,
January,
Vol. 11,
No. 1,
p. 22.
(Exam Alert: )
With the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) offering so many automatic legal protections, there's a chance that some boilerplate clauses aren't necessary every time, on every contract.
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The Purchasing Manager as Contract Manager
Ernest Gabbard, JD, C.P.M., CPCM, Janie Maddox, CPCM and Sandra Desbrow, JD, LL.M.,
June,
Vol. 11,
No. 6,
p. 26.
(Exam Alert: )
One element of effective contract drafting is appropriately designating by whom and how the contract will be administered.
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Uniformity for Electronic Signatures
Benjamin Wright,
November,
Vol. 11,
No. 11,
p. 32.
(Exam Alert: )
The new law gives electronic signatures and contracts the same legal validity and status as written ones.
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Jeffrey J. Mayer,
August,
Vol. 11,
No. 8,
p. 24.
Supply managers can devise a claim and delivery contract in order to replevy goods or information that is being withheld by a third party.
