Who gains, who loses, from RFID's growing presence in the marketplace?

In April 2004, Wal-Mart announced a pilot program that would require its top 100 suppliers to be RFID compliant — attaching Radio Frequency Identification tags on cases and pallets destined for Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Club locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area — by January 2005.

The b-to-b tango: Suppliers and customers need to stay in sync

A marketing professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business examines the client-supplier relationship in a recent research survey.

Measuring success: New trends in global business bring supply chain management to center stage

New research shows world-class measurement systems for strategic sourcing and the supply chain help drive an organization's cost savings, revenue growth, new product development, supplier relationships, and shareholder value. What's the secret?

Outsourcing: Effective strategies necessary for long-term success

As more jobs move offshore, outsourcing appears to be one of the leading strategies used by companies to gain competitive advantage. But a new research study has determined that while outsourcing may be widespread, most companies have to failed to optimize its value through strategic planning.

Deep supplier relationships drive automakers' success

Building deep supplier relationships is a key facet of success for Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota. Through a supplier-partnering hierarchy, the two companies work with suppliers to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and maximize market share.

Clockspeed's concept offers boon to health care

How efficiently hospitals keep track of health-care supplies can make the difference not only in cost but also the quality of patient care.

Health care industry seeks 'green' alternatives to curtail its substantial waste stream

The health-care industry is beginning to adopt the principles of sustainable procurement — a "green" approach to purchasing which takes into account the efficient use of nonrenewable resources and the potential for recycling.

Adaptability: Essential ingredient for successful project management

Good projects frequently fail — even when experienced managers are at the helm.

Podcast: How strategic sourcing became the golden goose

Strategic sourcing, including early supplier involvement and outsourcing, provides significant competitive advantage to companies and represents a fundamental change in the way firms drive the bottom line.

An in-depth look at the modern CPO

Today's Chief Purchasing Officers are well-paid, well-educated, and well on their way to finally earning CEO respect, according to a new report from the W. P. Carey School's CAPS Research.