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	<title>E-Sourcing Forum &#187; Global Supply Issues/Risk</title>
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		<title>Expand Your Organization’s Sourcing Knowledge With Focused Workshops</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/06/15/expand-your-organization%e2%80%99s-sourcing-knowledge-with-focused-workshops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/06/15/expand-your-organization%e2%80%99s-sourcing-knowledge-with-focused-workshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TPI</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology / SaaS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steven Hall
How do I work with the Service Provider? Should I interview the offshore resources? What are SLAs? What can I do to improve quality? These are questions we hear repeatedly from our customers. In response, we’ve developed a series of workshops to address these pressing needs. The content is structured to be delivered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Term Bullish &#8211; Future Bodes Well for Services Outsourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/06/08/long-term-bullish-future-bodes-well-for-services-outsourcing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/06/08/long-term-bullish-future-bodes-well-for-services-outsourcing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TPI</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dinesh Goel
If you think of general business process services trends, it is no different from using vendors for several other goods and services to run an enterprise. These may range from mail/courier services and car rentals to facilities management or procurement of raw materials, peripheral equipment, etc… The rationale, at its simplest, is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Supply Chains for Disaster Relief: Haiti</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/01/18/creating-supply-chains-for-disaster-relief-haiti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2010/01/18/creating-supply-chains-for-disaster-relief-haiti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DWilmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplier Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Management Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=36827</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[—Tony Friscia, President, AMR Research
The devastating events in Haiti last week have organizations around the world scrambling to help. Standing behind many of those organizations is a unique supply chain software and services organization, Aidmatrix. A non-profit that supports non-profits and relief agencies with the technology and supply chain services needed to get the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis = Opportunity?</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/16/crisis-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/16/crisis-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agatha Degasperi - Iasta Europe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandhome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carrefour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhaize Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=20053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a “glass half full” kind of person, I’m always trying to look for a glimmer of light amongst the darkness, and maybe there is some despite the economic crisis?
Well, a little trouble has been brewing in my country of residence, Belgium, this past month between Delhaize (one of the biggest supermarket chains in Belgium) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webcast: Sourcing best practices in today&#8217;s economy</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/11/webcast-sourcing-best-practices-in-todays-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/11/webcast-sourcing-best-practices-in-todays-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suppliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Management Best Practices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Purchasing Magazine is hosting a webinar today (2pm EST) that is a good topic for the other side of the sourcing argument in tough times.  You can register for the event by following this link.
I have been hearing many rationales on both sides of this fence.  Some companies are hurting badly and want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Risk Mitigation Strategies You Can Do With Optimization</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/02/seven-risk-mitigation-strategies-you-can-do-with-optimization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/03/02/seven-risk-mitigation-strategies-you-can-do-with-optimization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lamoureux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optimization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=14273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Optimization can not only be used to reduce cost, but it can also be used to reduce risk.  In this post I&#8217;m going to overview how you can effectively support seven common risk mitigation strategies in a proper strategic sourcing decision optimization solution (including the solution offered by Iasta, if you&#8217;re wondering).

Capacity Assurance 
You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Actions in an Economic Downturn</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/01/28/cpo-actions-in-an-economic-downturn-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/01/28/cpo-actions-in-an-economic-downturn-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Management Best Practices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=14297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Eyeforprocurement, Emptoris assembled six experts with backgrounds in finance, operations, procurement and technology and tasked them with developing five actions CPOs could take immediately to gain greater control over spending and cut costs without reducing operational effectiveness.
At the summary level, the points were:

Strategy #1 &#8211; Get Quick Visibility into Spending
Strategy #2 &#8211; Take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply markets tracking the financial markets</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/12/16/denali-intelligence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/12/16/denali-intelligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply markets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=13160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My friends over at Denali Consulting had another newsletter last month.  This one discussed the current supply markets and financial crisis.  It concludes with:
 Supply markets and commodities are reacting similarly to the financial markets, which are expecting this financial turmoil to result in a deepening and protracted recession.  This economic downturn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of Emerging Markets and Other Corporate Myths…</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/12/08/the-death-of-emerging-markets-and-other-corporate-myths%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/12/08/the-death-of-emerging-markets-and-other-corporate-myths%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omer Abdullah - The Smart Cube</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=12687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Stockmarket bubbles often take a genuine improvement in economic or corporate performance, and then vastly overestimate its effect.” 
So began a recent article in The Economist, explaining the run-up and subsequent fall in equity prices within emerging market bourses, leaving many investors questioning whether “they had been suckered into giving developing countries the benefit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Asian Spin on SRM</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/19/the-asian-spin-on-srm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/19/the-asian-spin-on-srm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-RFx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Tomkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Ganster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomkins associates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=8970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomkins Associates released some survey results from a recent study they did regarding supplier relationship management with Asia.
With the promise of capitalizing on the low cost labor in Asian counties, businesses have been in an incredible rush to capture the economic benefits. However, companies that do not do their homework are often surprised to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supplier Risk Assessment Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/12/supplier-risk-assessment-best-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/12/supplier-risk-assessment-best-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Dominick, SPSM - Next Level Purchasing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Management Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplier risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplier supply chain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=4451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s headlines are full of natural disasters and financial failures.  The risk of a supply chain disruption has never been more real.  It’s your responsibility to help predict and prevent supply chain disruptions, so here are a few best practices you can employ to assess supply chain risk when evaluating prospective suppliers.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darwinian struggle for global manufacturing orders</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/04/the-darwinian-struggle-for-global-manufacturing-orders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/11/04/the-darwinian-struggle-for-global-manufacturing-orders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wal-mart china]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=8190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I just like the way the British phrase things, as this sentence which started an article on sustainability in the Financial Times that I read while in London.  Here, they were calling out the “Wal-Mart Price” which demands extreme cost cutting in every area possible to meet the demands of the global giant.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boo!  Peak Oil Theory Nightmares Begin Now</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/10/30/boo-peak-oil-theory-nightmares-begin-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/10/30/boo-peak-oil-theory-nightmares-begin-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$500 oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt simmons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peak oil theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=3076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that is frustrating about commenting on oil markets, is the virtual guarantee that the price will significantly different between writing and publishing an opinion.  That is true is this one, too.  As I write, the price per barrel has sky dived to $65 and pump prices are below $2.50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Distribution and Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/09/29/rethinking-distribution-and-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/09/29/rethinking-distribution-and-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Pacheco - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Management Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-Sourcing Marketplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warehousing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=2825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I live in Dallas which is a large warehousing and distribution center due to its central location in the US.  This area of the country is only a two day drive (or by rail) to anywhere in the US therefore many companies choose it to locate their distribution centers.  A recent article in the local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SRM needs the R</title>
		<link>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/08/28/srm-needs-the-r/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/08/28/srm-needs-the-r/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bush - Iasta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysts/Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Supply Issues/Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-Sourcing Marketplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jim tomkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[srm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomkins associates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed an article that I read from Tomkins Assoc on Supply Chain Brain.  The primary focus was to understand the disconnect that appears between buyers and suppliers, especially when it comes to global supply chains.  Simple things that we take for granted, like email, are not even close to ensuring adequate [...]]]></description>
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