Strategic Procurement Newsletters
from Strategic Procurement Solutions

Strategic Procurement Solutions, is a provider of procurement staffing, supply management consulting resources, and onsite training.

www.StrategicProcurementSolutions.com

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November 2000 edition of our newsletter contains articles titled "Traditional vs. Non-Traditional Commodities", "Strategic Procurement Management Training", and "Flex Staffing in Procurement".
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January 2001 edition contains articles titled "Planning Contract Expirations", "360 Degree Reviews", and "Developing Great Contracts".
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March 2001 edition contains articles titled "Four Approaches to E-Procurement", "Myths About F.O.B. Destination", and "Building a World Class Supplier Diversity Program".
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June 2001 edition contains articles titled "The CFO's Secret Weapon", "Saving Through Demand Reduction", and "The Changing Paradigm".
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August 2001 edition contains articles titled "Momentum In Negotiations", "Optimizing Your Procurement Training Budget", and "What's In Your Toolbox?"
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November 2001 edition contains articles titled "Where's the Money Going?" and "Selling the Value of Procurement".
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January 2002 edition of our newsletter contains articles titled "Strategic Supplier Relationships" and "Financial Stability Ratios".
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March 2002 edition of our newsletter contains four articles, titled "Myths About Consortium Purchasing", "Formal vs. Informal Inventories...the Shell Game", "Factors In Opportunity Profiling", and "Trying On Their Shoes".
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June 2002 edition of our newsletter contains three articles, titled "How to Know You Have 'Best In Class' Procurement", "Top Investments for a Supply-Chain Organization", and "Strategic Contracting".
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September 2002 edition contains articles titled, "Setting the Stage for Successful Negotiations", "Strategic Staffing in a Short-Sighted World", and "Leaping into Reverse Auctions".
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November 2002 edition contains articles titled "Strategies to Avoid Common Supplier Tricks", "Key Ingredients of a Cost Savings Program", and "Leaping Into eSourcing - Part 2".
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January 2003 edition contains "Best Practices" publication contains articles titled "Additional Savings Through Value Management", "Motivating Extraordinary Supplier Performance", and "Building a Procurement Superhero".
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The March 2003 edition contains articles titled "What is Strategic Procurement", "Stepping Into Their Shoes (Indemnification)", and "Preparing for Negotiations".
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The May 2003 edition contains articles titled "Combating Salespeak", "The Importance of Supplier Diversity Outreach", and "Preparing for Negotiations (Part II)".
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The July 2003 edition contains articles titled "Stages of a Successful Negotiation", "Moving Upstream for Better Cost Savings", and "Procurement Enhancement Through Process Improvement".
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The September 2003 edition contains articles titled "The Procurement Safety Net", "Laws of Agency - Buyers Beware", and "Supply Management's Contribution to Strategic Planning".
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The November 2003 edition contains articles titled "Timing...The Key to Supply Management Success", "The Internal Customer Connection", and
" The Cost Of An Invoice".
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The January 2004 edition contains articles titled "Selecting the Best Sourcing Strategy", "Group Purchasing Organizations...Told You So", and "Today's Procurement Professional".
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The March 2004 edition contains articles titled "Strategic Contracting", "Early Procurement Involvement & the Strategic Sourcing Process", and "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act".
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The June 2004 edition contains articles titled "What Really Are 'Best Practices'?", "Contract Implementation - 7 Tips For Success" and "The Human Factor in Supply Management".
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The August 2004 edition contains articles titled, "The Premature Death of Strategic Sourcing...?" and "Achieving Savings in 'Off Limits' Areas".
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The October 2004 edition contains articles titled, "When to Use a Reverse Auction" and "Using Total Cost Modeling As a Negotiation Tool"
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The January 2005 edition contains articles titled, "Easing the Pain of MRO Buying" and "Writing Statements of Work to be Effective Strategic Procurement Tools (Pt. 1)".
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The March 2005 edition contains articles titled, "Changes to Article 2 of the UCC - How Will They Affect Me?" and "Writing Statements of Work to be Effective Strategic Procurement Tools (Pt. 1)".
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The June 2005 edition contains articles titled, "When Bidding Doesn't Fit" and "Ways to Lose...Or Keep...An Internal Customer".
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The October 2005 edition contains more techniques to help our clients and colleagues accomplish their strategic procurement objectives.
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The November 2006 edition contians more techniques to help our clients and colleagues accomplish their strategic procurement objectives.
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This edition contains three articles, titled...
1. "To Bid or Not To Bid?...That is the Question "
2. "Becoming More Effective in Global Relationships"
3. "Freight Discounts...Are You Realy Receiving the Contract Rate?"

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This edition contains three articles, titled...
1. " Levels of Supply Management Maturity "
2. "First Steps in Global Supplier Selection"
3. " Saving Money on Freight Fuel Surcharges"

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Optimal Stages of Strategic Sourcing Process...What Are They Really? etc...
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Staffing a Supply Management Organization...Current & Future Challenges. etc...
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Implied Warranties in the Uniform Commercial Code
Vol 33
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Supply Management Ethics...High Standards Still Needed. etc...
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Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch. etc...
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Taking Intelligent Supply Management Risks and Hidden Costs of Freight
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Lies, Darn Lies, and Statistics and When Big Isn’t Always Best
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Innovators, Imitators, and Idiots and Where Have All The Auctions Gone?
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Clever Questions to Ask In Negotiations and Being Strategic When the World Isn't
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Extracting Superior Supplier Performance and BPO - The Ultimate 'Make vs. Buy'
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Key Stages of the Negotiation Process and Commodity Prices - Hedging Against Increasing Demand
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Techniques for Different Modes of Negotiations...In-Person, Phone, & Email and Nearshoring
- A Strategy to Minimize Supply Chain Risk
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Deeper Savings Through Standardization and Trends in Drafting Business Agreements
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"Sourcing vs. Bidding...Key Differences" and "Objectivity - What Procurement Should Bring to Acquisitions"
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"Key Elements in a Balanced Supplier Scorecard" and "Dealing With Changes in the Executive Suite"
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"Getting Traction with Procurement's Internal Customers" and "Going Shopping with a Good Market Basket
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"As the World Turns -Trends in Global Supply Management" and "Celebrating Cost Saving Failures"
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"Selling the Value of Procurement to Internal Customers" and "The Declining Benefit of EOQ Calculations"
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"Preparing for Tough Negotiations" and "Has Strategic SourcingReally Been Done?"