Executive Briefing

  • How Quickly Should Suppliers be Paid? August 29, 2010

    Volume 4, Issue 3 By Joe Sandor and Dave NelsonThe recent recession prompted many large buying firms to extend their payables, often times unilaterally. This rush to lengthen payables has been heralded as major savings. Billions of dollars of cash...

  • Outcome-Driven Supply Chains June 13, 2010

    Volume 4, Issue 2“Outcome-Driven Supply Chains,” by Steven A. Melnyk , Edward W. Davis, Robert E. Spekman, and Joseph Sandor , published in the Winter 2010 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review, examines how tomorrow’s supply chains can be des...

  • Supply Chain Talent: War or Business as Usual? January 13, 2010

    Volume 4, Issue 1In this edition, Nick Little, Assistant Director, Executive Development Programs at Michigan State University’s Broad School of Business comments on some trends in how the “Talent War” is currently affecting supply chain pe...