Author name: bhupendra

Million Dollar Club

Last month Google celebrated its 15th birthday. Within a very short time, this company has become one of the most valued companies in the world with over 50,000 employees and annual revenues over $55 billion (ttm). Google’s membership in my Million Dollar Club is based on revenue per employee of over $1 million. Membership in […]

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Registered & Screwed

If the supply chain psychiatrist were to run a word association test, the expected answer to associate with the word registered would be screwed! While this may sound harsh, many OEMs are unknowingly caught in a registration system that has long-term consequences for materials cost. Registration is a process, used by manufacturers, which rewards a

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The Acceleration of Everything

The concept of the acceleration of everything has fascinated me since I became Nortel’s Chief Procurement Officer many years ago. Prior to that position, I had worked in semiconductor technology development and Operations and had spent some time in China negotiating and running joint venture companies. I was aware of Moore’s law and the enabling

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