The End of Global Sourcing as We Know It? The MIT/Sloan View (Part 2)
Please click here for the first post in this series. In an article in MIT Sloan Management Review, supply chain academics and experts David Simchi-Levi, James Paul Peruvankal, Narendra Mulani and Bill Read offer up a number of hypotheses examining how global sourcing is changing. On Spend Matters, we have explored the authors’ second argument [...]
Thinking Through the Procurement Implications of a Rising RMB
In the past couple of weeks, there’s been an abrupt turn of events around the RMB, (from US pressure, and Chinese push-back) to a state where China appears ready to let the RMB rise. A recent Financial Times article shares some of the global currency and monetary implications that an appreciating RMB may bring. But [...]
What Will CIT’s Bankruptcy Mean for the Retail Supply Chain? (Part 2)
In the first column in this series on CIT’s bankruptcy and the retail supply chain, Kurt Cavano, Chairman and CEO of TradeCard, provided background perspective on CIT’s historic role and fit within the industry. In this post, we’ll continue the analy…
India Investment & Enterpreneurship Event with Mayfield VC and Former Minister
I wanted to extend an invitation to the blog readers and discount (code: INDIA for 50% off) to an interesting upcoming event for those looking to do business in India.On October 12th, 2009, join key influencers, and opinion makers at “Advantage India.”…
