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Vol. 22, No. 3
April 2011

Features

• COVER STORY
  Honoring Today's Leaders in Supply Management
  
  ISM is proud to announce the 2011 winners of the ISM Awards for Excellence in Supply Management. This special section commemorates this year's winners and showcases their prize-worthy innovations.
  
  
  
• Ripe for Change
  
  Pfizer's newly centralized procurement organization increases procurement penetration in nontraditional spend areas.
  Mary Siegfried
  
  
• Precision Tool Tackles Complex Task
  
  Delphi's Total Cost Model looks beyond price to find the best overall value in source selection.
  Mary Siegfried
  
  
• Winning the War on Obsolescence and Counterfeiting
  
  To supply the many aerospace and defense systems it supports, L-3 Communications implemented a robust risk management strategy.
  John Yuva
  
  
• Smart Procurement on Georgia's Mind
  
  Sophisticated spend analysis and e-procurement tools bring new visibility and efficiency to Georgia's many state agencies and universities.
  Lisa Arnseth
  
  
• Comprehensive Sustainability Transformation at IBM
  
  Leading by example, IBM makes an impact on its global supply chain by implementing three strategic sustainability initiatives.
  Lisa Arnseth
  
  
• SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE
  Structured for Success
  
  Supply managers can thrive in a decentralized organization by building relationships, value and credibility.
  Mike Ozmeral
  
  
• SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE
  Ethical Conduct in the Supply Chain
  
  To make a lasting impact, it pays to move beyond a compliance and enforcement mentality to values-based relationships anchored in cooperation and trust.
  Mark Snyderman
  
  

Columns

• ISM Announces Award Winners
  
  From the Editor-in-Chief
  ISM is pleased to announce the winners of the ISM Awards for Excellence in Supply Management.
  Terri Tracey, CAE, Editor-in-Chief
  
  
• Pursuing Awards
  
  Executive Access to the Chair
  Supply management can benefit from submitting for awards programs.
  Sidney Johnson, CPSM
  
  
• Nourish Your People
  
  Out In Front: Leading People, Leading Organizations
  Maintaining one-on-one meetings with your team delivers powerful payoffs — both professionally and personally.
  Stacey Taylor
  
  
• How Do Leaders Measure Up?
  
  Tapping Into ... Supply Management Issues and Trends
  Leadership is a key to success, but identifying potential leaders and measuring their abilities is not an easy task.
  Margi Gordon
  
  
• Stay Ahead of the GHG Curve
  
  Sustainability: Responsible Supply Management
  Despite a lack of cohesive global policies on carbon emission reduction, supply chain emissions continue to play a central role in corporate environmental initiatives.
  Edgar E. Blanco, Ph.D.
  
  
• Resistance to Change
  
  Personal Connections: Work. Life. Balance.
  Convince people to embrace a new way of thinking by giving them a sense of ownership of the idea.
  Ralph Heath
  
  

Departments

• Just in Time -- April 2011
  
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• Innovation Sourcing
  
  CAPS Research: Promoting Supply Management's Best Practices
  Use key company characteristics for supply base innovation.
  Roberta J. Jennings
  
  
• ISM News -- April 2011
  
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• Beyond Borders
  
  International Insights
  Lisa Wolters-Broder
  
  

ISM Report On Business®

• Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business^®
  
  Highlights of the Monthly Report On Business^® Releases - March 2011 Data.
  
  
  
• Global Business Trends -- April 2011
  
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Check Out This Month's Advertisers

• American Express
  
  
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• Enterprise Holdings
  
  
• Fastenal
  
  
• Good360.org
  
  
• Pace Butler Corporation
  
  
• Villanova University
  
  
• Wheels, Inc.