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Jul19	EPEAT Fosters Environmental Responsibilty In Purchasing Matthew W. Grant July 19, 2006 Know More: News/Current Events/Hot Topics, buying, procurement, purchasing, sourcing 2.0, buying I received some information from the Environmental Protection Agency about a new tool that will be unveiled this week. You will undoubtedly be hearing more about this interesting program in the future. Direct from the EPA: EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul16	Maverick Spending Mocks Lofty Ideas Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 What is one of the banes of the corporate Buyer's existence? Maverick Spending! For those not familiar with the term, "maverick spending" is another way to say off-contract purchasing or purchasing from a non-preferred supplier. Anybody in our business is... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Webcasts and Webinars Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 Webcasts and webinars are a great way to keep up with what is going on in an industry, including Purchasing. Make sure to tune in to the webcast being sponsored by Purchasing Magazine in reference to "How Best In Class Companies Achieve... Continue Reading Posted at 6:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	High Flying Times For Higher Prices Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 Are you worried that serious inflation is about to rear its ugly head soon despite the best efforts of the Fed? Do you think the Consumer Price Index might just jump off the charts when the next set of monthly... Continue Reading Posted at 5:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul10	Environmental Full Circle Matthew W. Grant July 10, 2006 I've talked about environmentally sound Purchasing policies before in this blog. You may even remember our guest blogger Scot Case and his contribution. Today, I want to discuss what happens on the other end of the Purchasing cycle - when Sourcing is... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 3	Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 2 Matthew W. Grant July 3, 2006 Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 1 Here's the critical question: Is the pronunciation of employees at these foreign customer service centers adequate and acceptable? In my own recent experience with making three separate calls to a... Continue Reading Posted at 6:47 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 1 The CPO Summit Purchasing Case Studies Sourcing in China Puchasing Podcasts Smarter Purchasing Equals More Profit Careers in Supply Chain Management Price Surcharges Have You Heard about the Forever Stamp? Gas Prices At Under $1 Per Gallon! Comparing Purchasing Salaries Implementing RFID at Wal-Mart Would The Best MRO Buyers Please Stand Up? Buy Your Way Around Your Interests Honoring Purchasing Professionals The Pony Express To Savings Supply Chain Manager of the Year Purchasing Best Practices Buying A Better Future Purchasing Cards - Part 2 Purchasing Cards - Part 1 NEVERFLAT Keeps On Bouncing The Definition of E-Sourcing Is Outsourcing Procurement A Good Thing? Purchasing Consortiums - The Negatives Purchasing Consortiums - The Positives Supplier Awards Driven to Disaster? Corporate Gift Policies Strategic Sourcing Success Story Strategic Sourcing - What's in a Name? - Part 2 Strategic Sourcing - What's in a Name? - Part 1 When Acting "Green" = Saving "Green" Biggest Challenges in Purchasing Reeling in Savings! WBE & MBE - The Great Debate Affirmative (Purchasing) Action

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Jul19	EPEAT Fosters Environmental Responsibilty In Purchasing Matthew W. Grant July 19, 2006 Know More: News/Current Events/Hot Topics, buying, procurement, purchasing, sourcing 2.0, buying I received some information from the Environmental Protection Agency about a new tool that will be unveiled this week. You will undoubtedly be hearing more about this interesting program in the future. Direct from the EPA: EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul16	Maverick Spending Mocks Lofty Ideas Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 What is one of the banes of the corporate Buyer's existence? Maverick Spending! For those not familiar with the term, "maverick spending" is another way to say off-contract purchasing or purchasing from a non-preferred supplier. Anybody in our business is... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Webcasts and Webinars Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 Webcasts and webinars are a great way to keep up with what is going on in an industry, including Purchasing. Make sure to tune in to the webcast being sponsored by Purchasing Magazine in reference to "How Best In Class Companies Achieve... Continue Reading Posted at 6:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	High Flying Times For Higher Prices Matthew W. Grant July 16, 2006 Are you worried that serious inflation is about to rear its ugly head soon despite the best efforts of the Fed? Do you think the Consumer Price Index might just jump off the charts when the next set of monthly... Continue Reading Posted at 5:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul10	Environmental Full Circle Matthew W. Grant July 10, 2006 I've talked about environmentally sound Purchasing policies before in this blog. You may even remember our guest blogger Scot Case and his contribution. Today, I want to discuss what happens on the other end of the Purchasing cycle - when Sourcing is... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 3	Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 2 Matthew W. Grant July 3, 2006 Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 1 Here's the critical question: Is the pronunciation of employees at these foreign customer service centers adequate and acceptable? In my own recent experience with making three separate calls to a... Continue Reading Posted at 6:47 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Outsourcing the Call Center to India - Part 1 The CPO Summit Purchasing Case Studies Sourcing in China Puchasing Podcasts Smarter Purchasing Equals More Profit Careers in Supply Chain Management Price Surcharges Have You Heard about the Forever Stamp? Gas Prices At Under $1 Per Gallon! Comparing Purchasing Salaries Implementing RFID at Wal-Mart Would The Best MRO Buyers Please Stand Up? Buy Your Way Around Your Interests Honoring Purchasing Professionals The Pony Express To Savings Supply Chain Manager of the Year Purchasing Best Practices Buying A Better Future Purchasing Cards - Part 2 Purchasing Cards - Part 1 NEVERFLAT Keeps On Bouncing The Definition of E-Sourcing Is Outsourcing Procurement A Good Thing? Purchasing Consortiums - The Negatives Purchasing Consortiums - The Positives Supplier Awards Driven to Disaster? Corporate Gift Policies Strategic Sourcing Success Story Strategic Sourcing - What's in a Name? - Part 2 Strategic Sourcing - What's in a Name? - Part 1 When Acting "Green" = Saving "Green" Biggest Challenges in Purchasing Reeling in Savings! WBE & MBE - The Great Debate Affirmative (Purchasing) Action

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