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Popcorn Packaging: A Viable Alternative to Polystyrene

Necessity is the mother of invention.” –Plato Every year over 10 million tons of polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) are produced worldwide. It comprises almost 30% of…
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Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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How Predictive Sourcing Will Help to Revolutionize Procurement

Supply chain disruptions are nothing new. They can be caused by a wide variety of events, ranging from extreme weather to labor conflicts. However, 2020…
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Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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The Big Promise Not Yet Fulfilled: Too Many Procurement Solutions Still Fail Users’ Needs

Linda Chuan has a bone to pick with procurement software. Five bones, to be more precise. Linda is the Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement…
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Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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The Predictable Unpredictability of Cannabis Packaging

In 2019, AccuLink Packaging President Tom O’Brien invited Tim Mages to come to his office to discuss a business idea. O’Brien was looking to expand…
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Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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The Value and Values of Supplier Diversity: A Conversation with Rachel Kutz

By Ronald Hedley Rachel Kutz is VP, Consumer Supply Chain & Global Logistics, Global Connections & Supply Chain at AT&T. Although her journey to AT&T…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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A World in Crisis: How Resilience & Sustainability Can Come Together & Help Us Rebuild

By Andy Beth Miller There we were, early 2020. As we rang in a new year and welcomed a fresh decade, our hopes were high…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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Automation & Digitalization

By Andy Beth Miller Tomas Wiemer has had many years of experience within Global Direct and Indirect Procurement Category Management, specifically with a focus on…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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Driving Innovation: Directions on Navigating the Road to the Future

By Andy Beth Miller When I learned I would be interviewing Dr. Stefan Schaper for this article, I was floored. This is because, as acting…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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To Outsource or to Insource? Why Not a Combination of Both?

By David McCarty, President, Contract Review Advise As I attended industry events over the past year, there were two main hot topics for several of…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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Leading & Loving Through Digital Transformations

By Ronald Hedley Crystal Khalil is CEO and founder of Crystal Khalil and Associates. She launched her company after working nineteen years for Porsche, most…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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Tackling Supplier Risk: Are Your Suppliers Legitimate?

By Chris Doxey Despite extensive focus on risk management and internal controls, why are there still situations in which payments are mistakenly paid to criminals…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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Legal Procurement &
the Meaning of Life

By Ronald Hedley In his 2018 article entitled 10 Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel, Sterling Miller ofers compelling evidence to in-house lawyers,…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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Embracing the Churn: How Digitalization Will Drive Us Forward as We Face a New Post-Covid Frontier

By Andy Beth Miller The Cambridge Dictionary defines the word churn as moving something with great force, or to be agitated. Now, I don’t know…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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Let’s Make a Deal to Embrace Digital Transformation

By Andy Beth Miller You could cheekily say that Austin Dittrich—via his role in Purchasing, In-Car IT & Innovation at Volkswagen Group of America—drives a…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeSeptember 21, 2020
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Procurement as a Business Partner

By Andy Beth Miller Running a business is tough, and not just in regards to the realms of logistics or finances, but emotionally, too. It…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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Digital Transformation Powered by People-Driven Change

By Andy Beth Miller The way Patrick Foelck, Head of Strategy and Transformation Global Procurement at F. Hoffman-La Roche, describes it, his passion for procurement…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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Cooperative Procurement: Method to Drive Savings and Efficiencies Is Catching On!

By Tammy Rimes, MPA Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, acknowledged the importance of people with her oft-quoted statement, “People are a company’s…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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Unpacking the Role of Procurement in Corporate Innovation and the World of Startups

By Andy Beth Miller When I first sat down with Martin Perminas to discuss the role of procurement in corporate innovation and the world of…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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Launching a Startup: A Family Affair

By Ronald Hedley In Bram Krommenhoek’s April 2018 article entitled Why 90% of Startups Fail, and What to Do About It, he shared the four…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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Slavery in Supply Chains: A Clarion Call to Procurement

By Ronald Hedley In 1833, a sixteen-year-old slave from Maryland was sent to work for a poor farmer and self-proclaimed slave-breaker named Edward Covey. True…
Branden George
Branden GeorgeApril 24, 2020
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