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…
Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
Linda Chuan has a bone to pick with procurement software. Five bones, to be more precise. Linda is the Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement…
Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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…
Team RSNAugust 27, 2021
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 GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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 GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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 GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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 GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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 GeorgeJanuary 15, 2021
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 GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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 GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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 GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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 GeorgeNovember 18, 2020
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 GeorgeSeptember 21, 2020
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 GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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 GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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 GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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 GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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 GeorgeAugust 17, 2020
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 GeorgeApril 24, 2020
