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Vol. 20, No. 8
August 2009
Features
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China Remains a Strategic Investment
As a growing economic powerhouse, China is elevating the bar for manufacturing and shifting toward modern commerce models.
Hans Dau and Karl Kerksiek -
Invoice-to-Pay: Matching Collaboration and Compliance
Supply management professionals can attain significant cost savings from their manual accounts payable process.
John Yuva -
COVER STORY
Four-Star Supply Chain Management
Supply Management Professional Profile: Gaylord Hotels
Richard Oakes' supply management team at Gaylord Hotels excels at procuring specialized items for some of the most elaborate, meeting-friendly hotels in the United States.
Lisa Arnseth
Columns
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Cost Savings and Sustainability
Editor's Page: Supply Management Buzz
Take advantage of your investment in China while keeping both a domestic and international focus on cost savings and sustainability.
Terri Tracey, CAE, Editor -
Maximizing Relationships
Executive Access to the Board
Staying close to the operations side of your organization and to your suppliers can help you gain control over cost, flow, and quality of goods and services.
Craig Reed, ISM Board Member -
The Language of Leadership
Out In Front: Leading People, Leading Organizations
These tried-and-true strategies can help you maximize networking, manage virtual teams and lead abroad.
Samantha Covell -
Ethics: Revised for the Times
Tapping Into ... Supply Management Ethics — A Global Approach
Recognizing the international reach of supply management, ISM's ethical principles and standards represent the profession in global context.
John Yuva -
Make Sense of Carbon Offsetting
Sustainability: Responsible Supply Management
Renewable energy certificates and carbon credits are changing the environmental game, but these tools require diligent business analysis by supply management to choose the correct solution.
Jem Porcaro -
Exodus From Metropolis
Personal Connections: Work. Life. Balance.
If you want to become a big fish in a small pond, consider the opportunities that a small-town career has to offer.
Sarah Fuller
Departments
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Just In Time - August 2009
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Recycle, Redeploy, Resell, Reuse
CAPS Research: Promoting Supply Management's Best Practices
Investment recovery offers a large cost benefit to supply organizations as they continue to drill down into green or sustainable practices.
D. Steven Wade -
ISM News - August 2009
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Beyond Borders
International Insights
Lisa Wolters-Broder
ISM Report On Business®
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Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®
Highlights of the Monthly Report On Business® Releases - July Data.
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Global Business Trends - August 2009
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