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Savings in Your Backyard
In our work at freebenchmarking.com, one of the surprising findings is the amount of cost…
Many Advantages of a Strong Knowledge Chain
Knowledge chains enable supply chain performance. They bring together the information and context that let…
The Post Capitalist Society
To paraphrase Peter Drucker in his book, Post Capitalist Society, what Karl Marx envisioned has…
The Myth vs. Reality of Worker Productivity
I am disturbed by how many of my friends are unprepared for retirement. I shouldn’t…
LiveChat Follow-Up on Price Competitiveness (Part 2)
As promised in my previous post, LiveChat Follow-Up on Price Competitiveness, Part 1, I am…
LiveChat Follow-Up on Price Competitiveness (Part 1)
Several of you have asked for more specific information on how to achieve better pricing,…
The Price Change Equation
The late Richard Beckhard, industrial psychologist and adjunct professor at the MIT Sloan School of…
Calling the Shots in Component Pricing
With pricing for metals and ceramic materials on the rise and the inventory of semiconductor…
Where’s the Innovation?
Jennifer Baljko’s latest blog got me thinking about supply chain innovation. (See: Fending Off the…
