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July / August 2020

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July / August 2020

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    Pandemic Puts Focus on the FUTURE

    While ISM’s research indicates some procurement dynamics have stabilized amid the coronavirus, many organizations are still bracing for the worst — as the profession ponders how supply chains will look when it’s over.
    Dan Zeiger, Sue Doerfler

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    Analytics for Strategy — or Survival

    With the coronavirus pandemic challenging global supply chains, inventory management has become a make-or-break skill for many companies, and data dashboards can play a critical role.
    Tracey Smith, MBA, MAS, CPSM
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    Developing Antibodies for Supply Chains

    The coronavirus pandemic has presented challenges and opportunities, as well as shaped new strategies, as practitioners try to build a sourcing ‘immune system.’
    Sue Doerfler
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    A New Monthly Economic Checkup

    With the Hospital PMI™, ISM will take the pulse of a sector that has been impacted by market forces, government policies, science and technology breakthroughs, and a pandemic of historic proportions.

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Face Masks Research Might Launch a Procurement Career

When we started distance learning at my high school, I wondered about how I could help with society’s efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Hannah Bai
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Perspectives

What challenges do Sudanese supply management professionals face?
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Competencies: A Five-Step Approach to Managing Risk

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has emphasized just how important risk management is to supply management organizations. But risk management is a critical process, no matter the circumstance.
Apollon Fanzeres
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Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable Amid Change

With internal stakeholders, I develop global sourcing strategies across a host of categories — from technology to real estate to labor — and in every instance, strive to bring the best value to Mastercard while maintaining a mindset of continuous innovation and improvement.
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Building Skills to Embark on the Leadership Path

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has only emphasized how instrumental good leaders are in moving their organizations forward in the face of disruption. And pandemic or not, companies always have a need for good leaders
Sue Doerfler
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Procurement’s Role in Internal ‘Customer Orientation’

Procurement professionals must successfully manage two types of relationships — internal and external — while focusing on the company’s bottom line.
Ajith Kumar, Ph.D., MBA, Steven Miller, Michelle D. Steward, Ph.D.
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COVID-19: Turning Lessons Learned into Opportunities

The book Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D., offers advice for coping with change in our lives.
Gregory S. Cable

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