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Lady Blogger: December 2013
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Five Steps to a Successful Procurement Program. Do your company’s strategic objectives include or align with your procurement project? Are your purchasing or procurement employees properly trained in negotiation? Have you identified a Worst-Likely-Best negotiation matrix? Do you have the proper resources to research suppliers and the product/service they provide to ensure they are qualified for your business? Request For Proposal (RFP). Negotiations and Contract Execution.
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Lady Blogger: Women Mean Business
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Monday, November 18, 2013. Women Mean Business…for Home Builders and Apartment Developers. Women are the hottest thing in the housing market. A few decades ago, a single woman purchasing a home on her own was unheard of. Women couldn’t get approved for a credit card, much less be considered for a mortgage loan without a husband’s or father’s signature. All that changed with the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Twenty percent recent home buyers were single females, and 10 percent were single males. Women are get...
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Lady Blogger: Five Steps to a Successful Procurement Program
http://ladybloggertn.blogspot.com/2013/12/five-steps-to-successful-procurement.html
Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Five Steps to a Successful Procurement Program. Do your company’s strategic objectives include or align with your procurement project? Are your purchasing or procurement employees properly trained in negotiation? Have you identified a Worst-Likely-Best negotiation matrix? Do you have the proper resources to research suppliers and the product/service they provide to ensure they are qualified for your business? Request For Proposal (RFP). Negotiations and Contract Execution.
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Lady Blogger: November 2013
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Monday, November 18, 2013. Women Mean Business…for Home Builders and Apartment Developers. Women are the hottest thing in the housing market. A few decades ago, a single woman purchasing a home on her own was unheard of. Women couldn’t get approved for a credit card, much less be considered for a mortgage loan without a husband’s or father’s signature. All that changed with the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Twenty percent recent home buyers were single females, and 10 percent were single males. Women are get...
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Lady Blogger: February 2014
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. Often times when we are presenting our services to a potential new client, we routinely hear the same questions from executives. While many firms are excited about saving money, many, if not most, are afraid to step into that unknown pool of risk because a strategic sourcing program is a completely different way of doing business than most are familiar with. Typical questions and comments include:. How much does it cost? What is the return on investment? We’ve heard it ...
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Lady Blogger: 5 Benefits to a Sourcing Strategy
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. 5 Benefits to a Sourcing Strategy. Spend is controlled – line item detail is measured and managed, you control your spend, not your subs or GC’s. Desired products are guaranteed - no more “or equals”. Performance is measured –performance for top priorities are measured and constantly improved upon. You are rewarded via incentives, rebates, no-charge product, enhanced warranties, maintenance vehicles are stocked by the manufacturers. Pricing is guaranteed for multiple years.
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Lady Blogger: Language of Management
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. Often times when we are presenting our services to a potential new client, we routinely hear the same questions from executives. While many firms are excited about saving money, many, if not most, are afraid to step into that unknown pool of risk because a strategic sourcing program is a completely different way of doing business than most are familiar with. Typical questions and comments include:. How much does it cost? What is the return on investment? We’ve heard it ...
