20 Years of Experience
It used to bother me when employees with 20 years of experience were referred to as people with 2 years…
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Registered & Screwed
If the supply chain psychiatrist were to run a word association test, the expected answer to associate with the word…
How to Keep Your Procurement Blood Pressure in Check
This blog is for my readers in procurement with home blood pressure gauges. Warning: do not act on this blog…
Million Dollar Club
Last month Google celebrated its 15th birthday. Within a very short time, this company has become one of the most…
A better Path to Purchasing Cost Reduction
Lytica Inc. offers our customers an M&A Synergy Savings report. For us, this is an interesting report because it allows…
Supply Chain Structure Should Not Baffle Electronics Design Engineers
Last month I made a presentation to the IEEE Consumer Electronics Group in San Jose, CA. I asked this group…
5 Areas Engineers Impact Procurement
In putting together the slides for a technical review, I realized that two thirds of the staff at Lytica have…
The Acceleration of Everything
The concept of the acceleration of everything has fascinated me since I became Nortel’s Chief Procurement Officer many years ago.…
Poor Data Clouds Supply Chain Visibility
My perspective on supply chain comes with a strong semiconductor technology bias, a partiality for supply management and an appreciation…
Where are the Innovative Supply Chains?
Maybe I am just getting old and grumpy but I can’t think of any real supply chain innovation in the…