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Topic (question release date) |
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126
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Supply Chain Fraud Prevention and Detection (7/23/2010)
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125
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Accelerating Supplier Innovation (6/29/2010)
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124
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Internal Customer Satisfaction Metrics (6/9/2010)
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123
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International Payment Terms (3/24/2010)
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122
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Implementing New Compliance Requirements for Customs Brokers (1/6/2010)
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121
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Experience with Contract Management Systems and Software in a SAP Environment (12/8/2009)
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120
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Challenges in Moving Operations to Mexico (11/13/2009)
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119
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Supporting Global Contract Template Development, Maintenance and Standardization (10/19/2009)
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118
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Employing and Managing the Supplier Auditing Process (9/29/2009)
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117
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Managing Supplier-Generated Cost Reduction Programs (9/23/2009)
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116
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Managing the Excessive Consumption of Non-Work Related MRO Items (9/11/2009)
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115
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Planning for a Possible Swine Flu Pandemic (8/27/2009)
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114
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Publishing Purchase Order Terms and Conditions on Website (8/11/2009)
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113
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Managing Technical Documentation for Purchased Finished Goods (7/24/2009)
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112
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Models and Policies for Providing Space to External Suppliers (7/6/2009)
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111
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Impacts of Trade Agreements and Legislation on Sourcing Decisions (6/15/2009)
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110
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Using Standard Contract Templates in Various Regions of the World (5/28/2009)
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109
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Discount Payment Terms - Their Use in Negotiation and Managing Working Capital (5/11/2009)
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108
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Best Practices for Demand Forecasting as Inputs into Supply Planning (4/6/2009)
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107
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Best Practices for Structuring and Managing a Procure-to-Pay Process (3/17/2009)
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106
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Controlling Maverick Spend (2/25/2009)
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105
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Managing Your Supply Base in this Challenging Economic Environment (2/10/2009)
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104
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Strategies for Leveraging Cost Savings from Current Softness in Supply Markets (1/22/2009)
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103
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Flow of Documents Related to Engineering and Construction Services (1/7/2009)
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102
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Non-Monetary Recognitions and Rewards for Outstanding Employee Performance (12/12/2008)
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101
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Improving Contract Management, Execution and Control (11/25/2008)
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100
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Dealing With the Challenges of the Current Economic Environment (11/3/2008)
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99
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Sources of Compensation Benchmarks for Procurement and Logistics Positions (10/15/2008)
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98
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Determining Fuel Surcharges in the Procurement of Air Transportation Services (9/24/2008)
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97
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Establishing Aggressive yet Achievable Goals for Cost Reduction or Cost Savings (9/3/2008)
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96
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Purchasing Cards Best Practices - Policies, Usage and Cost Savings Experience (8/12/2008)
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95
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Best Practice for a Buyer-Single Source Global Supplier Interface (7/21/2008)
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94
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Developing and Managing an Enterprise Risk Management and Mitigation Process (6/27/2008)
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93
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Defining, Calculating and Targeting Procurement Savings for Total Spend (6/10/2008)
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92
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Best Practices for Developing a Managed Meetings Program (5/20/2008)
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91
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Best Practices for Outsourcing the Sourcing of Indirect Spend (4/29/2008)
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90
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Strategies for Managing the Prices of Gold and other Precious Metals (4/8/2008)
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89
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Extent of and Experiences with Centers of Excellence (COEs) (3/14/2008)
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88
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Best Practices for Electronic Invoicing (2/20/2008)
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87
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Expenditure Approval Processes and Cycle Times (1/29/2008)
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86
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Inventory Verification and Management Processes (1/9/2008)
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85
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Warranty Tracking Processes (12/13/2007)
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84
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Policies Limiting the Length of Assignment of Contract Labor Personnel (11/20/2007)
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83
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Developing a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Platform (10/24/2007)
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82
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Obtaining Consideration for Late Delivery (9/28/2007)
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81
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China Export VAT Rebate Reduction: Strategies for Price Increase Mitigation (9/7/2007)
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80
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Cell Phone Cost Challenges and Policies for International Calls (8/16/2007)
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79
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Sourcing Activities/Experiences in Sub-Sahara, Africa (7/30/2007)
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78
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Formal Processes for Determining Internal Customer/Client Satisfaction with Supply Management's Services (7/9/2007)
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77
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Measuring, Benchmarking and Improving Cycle Times (6/12/2007)
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76
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Best Practices for Hiring Staff in Advance of Actual Need (5/18/2007)
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75
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Best Practices for Sourcing Low-tech Services for Facilities across the Nation (4/27/2007)
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74
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Price Benchmarks and Trends for Outsourced On-Shore and Off-Shore IT Services (4/11/2007)
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73
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Measuring and Evaluating Advertising Media and Media Production Spend Effectiveness using 3rd Party Auditors (3/2/2007)
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72
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Best Cost/Price Management Practices for Commodities with Volatile Prices (2/5/2007)
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71
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Establishing and Managing International Purchasing Organizations (1/16/2007)
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69
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Incentivising/Motivating/Measuring Buyers Procuring Capital Equipment from Sole Source Suppliers (11/1/2006)
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68
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Percentage of Annual Spend that is Sourced Competitively vs. Non-Competitively (10/16/2006)
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67
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Designing, Developing, and Managing Intra-Firm Commodity Councils (10/2/2006)
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66
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Strategic Sourcing Professionals' Workload, Approved Ways to Buy and Purchase Order Use (9/14/2006)
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65
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Elements of RFIs for International Low Cost Country Suppliers (8/28/2006)
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64
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Software for Managing Dollar Approval Levels and Digital Signatures (8/11/2006)
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63
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Competitive Bidding Policies (7/25/2006)
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62
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Use of Price Indices in Price Revision Clauses of Contracts with Services Suppliers (7/10/2006)
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61
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Current Policies and Practices Regarding Payment Terms to Suppliers (6/26/2006)
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60
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Setting and Managing Transfer Prices for Goods and Services Between Divisions Within Your Firm (6/13/2006)
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59
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SAP Capability for Handling Consignment Inventory and Subcontracting that Satisfies Finance’s Rules (6/2/2006)
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58
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Use of Frame Agreements in Industrial Turnkey Projects (5/17/2006)
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57
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Measuring Cost Reduction as a Percent of Penetrable vs. Non-Penetrable Spend (5/5/2006)
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56
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Moving a Supply Chain Organization into a Shared Services Model (4/17/2006)
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55
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Compensation Models for Suppliers of Goods and Services Recommendations (3/29/2006)
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54
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Global 3rd Party Fulfillment Management Services (3/17/2006)
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53
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Creative Pricing Strategies for Outsourced Facilities and Maintenance Services (2/28/2006)
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52
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Variable (Incentive Based) Compensation Programs for Commodity Managers (2/13/2006)
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51
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Measuring and Benchmarking Total Supply Chain Costs (1/23/2006)
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50
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Enforcing Suppliers' Liability for Total Price and Value-added Costs Caused by Defective Components (1/3/2006)
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49
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Methods Used in Validating Suppliers for Legitimacy and Financial Viability (12/7/2005)
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48
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Extent, Experience and Sourcing Responsibility for In-House Services for Employees (11/29/2005)
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47
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Approving Engagements with External Suppliers of Accounting and Legal Services (11/15/2005)
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46
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Sourcing and Managing Energy Spend within the Organization (10/27/2005)
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45
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Managing the 'Tail' of Your Supplier Base (10/7/2005)
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44
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Supply Chain Disruptions and Responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (9/22/2005)
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43
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Company Vehicle Policy/Strategy (9/8/2005)
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42
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Use of Six Sigma Tools and Concepts (8/18/2005)
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41
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Use of eBay as a Buying Tool (8/2/2005)
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40
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Protocols Used for Reporting Purchasing Savings/Value Creation (7/14/2005)
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39
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Managing the "Supplier Maintenance" Function in Your Organization What? Who? How? (6/23/2005)
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38
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Making Procurement Function an Integral Part of Product Design/Development Process (6/6/2005)
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37
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Financial Analyses of Suppliers (5/23/2005)
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36
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Enterprise-Wide Software Issues with VAT and Customs Payments (5/3/2005)
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35
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Procurement of Legal Services (4/20/2005)
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34
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Preferred Supplier Programs (4/4/2005)
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33
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Data Quality (3/9/2005)
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32
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Travel Service Models and Policy (3/1/2005)
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31
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Use of 80/20 Distribution in Supply Base Rationalization (SBR) (2/25/2005)
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30
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Sourcing Employee Recruiting Services (2/15/2005)
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29
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Experiences and Policies Regarding On-site (Resident) Suppliers' Personnel (2/7/2005)
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28
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Supplier Contact Management (2/1/2005)
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27
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Cost-Plus Maintenance and Small Capital Projects for Construction Projects (1/26/2005)
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26
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Sourcing/Best Practices of Corporate Reputation Tracking (1/24/2005)
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25
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Inflationary Pressures on Basic Materials and Offsets through Increased Productivity (1/10/2005)
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24
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Validating the Pricing of Purchased Items (1/5/2005)
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23
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Commodity Management Teams' Permanency and Rewards Process (12/14/2004)
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22
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Experiences with Competency Models (12/6/2004)
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21
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Supplier Quality Management (11/30/2004)
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20
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Cell Phone Management (11/24/2004)
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19
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Expenditure Policies for Purchased Items and Services (11/16/2004)
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18
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Supply Management Training & Development Program (11/10/2004)
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17
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Policy for Soliciting Suppliers for Charitable Contributions (11/2/2004)
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16
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Employee Relocation Policies (10/26/2004)
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15
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Benchmarking Prices and Cost Drivers in Capital Purchases (10/18/2004)
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14
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Measuring/Communicating Value in Sourcing Physical Plant & Equipment (PP&E) (10/5/2004)
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13
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Capturing Spend Data for Corporate Services (9/30/2004)
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12
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Supply Management's Involvement in Real Estate (9/24/2004)
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11
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Defining Outsourcing (9/17/2004)
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10
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Supplier Innovation (9/9/2004)
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9
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Incentive Compensation of Strategic Sourcing/Commodity Managers (9/3/2004)
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8
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Determination and Use of Inventory Carrying Costs (8/27/2004)
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7
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Policies Towards Reciprocal Business Issues (8/27/2004)
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6
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Interfaces Between Strategic Sourcing Organization and Internal Clients/SBU's (8/20/2004)
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5
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Procurement's Involvement in Sourcing Health Benefits (8/20/2004)
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4
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Setting Goals for and Measuring Supplier Productivity (8/13/2004)
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3
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Experience with 'Take or Pay' Contracts (8/13/2004)
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2
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Experiences with RFID Technologies (8/5/2004)
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1
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Measurement of Supplier Cost Savings (7/23/2004)
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