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Vol. 22, No. 8
September 2011

Features

• Market Intelligence Matters
  
  Gathering and analyzing market intelligence can help supply management better manage its supply chain — and get it noticed throughout the company.
  Joseph Mullan
  
  
• Find Facilities Management Efficiencies
  
  A variety of indirect services provide prime opportunities for supply management to find savings and improve quality.
  Lisa Arnseth
  
  
• COVER STORY
  Share and Share Alike
  
  While innovation can come from a variety of sources, suppliers are partners that need to be involved in the innovative process.
  John Yuva
  
  
• SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE
  Creating an Innovation Culture
  
  Innovation requires top management commitment and a willingness to accept failure along with success.
  Mary Siegfried
  
  
• SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE
  Embed Supplier Resources for Maximum Results
  
  Find optimal value by bringing supplier resources in-house as part of your supply management group — but the process will require unique considerations for success.
  Lisa Smith, CPSM
  
  

Columns

• The Value of Market Intelligence
  
  From the Editor-in-Chief
  Employing market intelligence is becoming more common in supply management, and can help you manage uncertainty and volatility.
  Terri Tracey, CAE, Editor-in-Chief
  
  
• Wanted: Great Attitudes
  
  Executive Access to the Board
  Employ a great attitude to assist in dealing with your everyday challenges in supply management.
  Joseph C. Black
  
  
• Supplier Diversity Leadership
  
  Out In Front: Leading People, Leading Organizations
  Finding the right person to lead your supplier diversity efforts is critical to long-term supply management — and organizational — success.
  DeLynne Ano
  
  
• How to Succeed at Succession
  
  Tapping Into ... Supply Management Issues and Trends
  Smart companies recognize the need to keep the talent pipeline flowing.
  Robert Fulmer and Jared Bleak
  
  
• Green Is Well Within Reach
  
  Sustainability: Responsible Supply Management
  When harvesting the financial benefits of going green, it can pay to look for any remaining low-hanging fruit.
  Wendy L. Tate, Ph.D. and Lisa M. Ellram, Ph.D.
  
  
• Spotting Talent Before You Need It
  
  Personal Connections: Work. Life. Balance.
  Strong managers are always on the lookout for top talent, and then keeping that talent in mind for future openings and positions.
  Troy Harrison
  
  

Departments

• Just in Time -- September 2011
  
  This article is not available online.
  
  
  
• Managing U.S. Patent Applications
  
  CAPS Research: Promoting Supply Management's Best Practices
  A new survey from CAPS Research examines how companies prepare and process their patent applications.
  Geoff Zwemke
  
  
• ISM News -- September 2011
  
  This article is not available online.
  
  
  
• 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 - August Data.
  
  
  
• Global Business Trends -- September 2011
  
  This article is not available online.
  
  
  

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