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IndustryWeek December 16, 2005	Cost Reduction Essential To Competition Can effective supply-chain management help deliver substantial cost reductions year over year while continuing to achieve substantial improvements in cash-to-cash cycle time and customer satisfaction?
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eCFO May 2001 Janet Kersnar	Go Your Own Way In the race to embrace online trading exchanges and the like, companies could be inflicting irreparable damage on their supply chains. For one thing, many suppliers just aren't up to speed. Here's how Bass Brewers, BMW, and others avoided the pitfalls and perils...
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Fast Company February 2001 Paul C. Judge	"How I Saved $100 Million on the Web." Jonathan W. Ayers, president of Carrier Corp., loves the Web. But he's no radical. For giant companies like his, he argues, the real power of the Internet lies in doing what you already do faster and cheaper.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Traci Purdum	Online Marketplace Evolution In their infancy, many online marketplaces kept their focus too narrow. Those that saw the big picture survived.
Food Processing August 2005 Mike Pehanich	MRO strategies mean money in the bank Redundant purchasing and poor inventory management have cost companies millions of dollars for generations. But there are mountains of savings waiting to be found in maintenance, repairs and operations costs.
CFO September 15, 2003 Bob Violino	Follow the Money Even in tough times, companies often fail to track corporate spending. New software may help.
Managed Care February 2001 Joyce R. Ochs	B2B for Health 'Business to business' is where the real action is in Internet health care...
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Matters of Perception Many procurement teams feel underused and under-appreciated, but now could be their chance to shine.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Sources of Strength With globalization forces transforming their businesses, manufacturers are creating more powerful sourcing strategies to control costs throughout the supply chain.
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CFO June 1, 2005 Don Durfee	Go Direct, Young Man Despite the headaches, more retailers and smaller manufacturers are turning to do-it-yourself sourcing.
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Ron Ricketts	KCDA Selects Online Purchasing to Cut Costs, Increase Efficiency and Improve Productivity The King County Directors' Association is a nonprofit purchasing cooperative founded by a group of school board members in Washington state. KCDA's management realized that e-commerce could help school districts work faster and more efficiently while saving them money.
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eCFO May 2001 Adam Lincoln	In the Nick of Time Cutting-edge supply-chain management is emerging as the cornerstone of successful ebusiness. But managers at companies as diverse as Cathay Pacific, Chung Nam Watch, and Nike are finding that not only is the pace of change fast--it can get furious, too...
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