By RSouthard on
6/26/2009 6:00 AM
During a lunch meeting last week a retailer asked us what they should consider in terms of structuring their procurement professionals to fully embrace e-negotiation tools.
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By RSouthard on
6/25/2009 6:00 AM
According to Wikipedia the chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as "which came first, the chicken or the egg?” To ancient philosophers, the question about the first chicken or egg also evoked the questions of how life and the universe in general began. One might add today that it evokes how we might protect and preserve it .
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By RSouthard on
6/24/2009 6:00 AM
At the turn of the 20th century, chickens were primarily consumed for holiday meals. Today they are a staple food product around the world with a variety of procurement oriented names such as fryers, layers, broilers, WOGS etc.
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By RSouthard on
6/23/2009 6:00 AM
This author has posted before on Greenwashing and what retail companies can do to make sure that the products they are buying meet their marketing claims.
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By RSouthard on
6/22/2009 6:00 AM
Unfortunately it is a summary of food borne illness cases with the most recent being linked to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.
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By RSouthard on
6/18/2009 6:00 AM
As you follow the words of a popular verse of this song, think about how difficult it is to be a truly green company. Think about what it takes to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Please read or sing on at your pleasure.
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By RSouthard on
6/17/2009 6:00 AM
I know we all remember the days when the toner for our printers would run low and shaking the container almost always resulted in getting you and everything else around you covered with black soot that would not come off?
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By RSouthard on
6/16/2009 6:00 AM
Last year Canada declared this product toxic. It is time we do the same in the United Sates.
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By RSouthard on
6/15/2009 6:00 AM
Friday’s post shared a SafeSourcing employees novel idea on how to increase a retailers category sales, promote energy efficiency and increase reverse auction revenue for SafeSourcing all at the same time. I like these kinds of ideas. I think they’re called win-win-win. Please read on to view a great extension to this idea.
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By RSouthard on
6/11/2009 12:32 PM
During a company white board session last week, one of our associates came up with a novel idea how to increase a retailers category sales, promote energy efficiency and increase reverse auction revenue for us at the same time. I like these kinds of ideas. I think they’re called win-win-win.
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