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04.24.12 Anne Kohler shares her insights on Talent Management in this Podcast with My Purchasing Center. Listen here.
04.18.12 Dalip Raheja speaks on Competency Based Talent Management at Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Chicago April event. Click here to learn more about ISM Chicago.
02.16.12 Anne Kohler and Dalip Raheja once again honored as Provider Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. For more information click
1.5.12 Join Dalip Raheja for IACCM's upcoming Ask the Expert Webinar on January 19th at 11am EST. Dalip will give his insights into all things Competency Based Talent Management. Register today!
09.26.11 Don Wirth - Vice President, Global Operations, Corporate Supply Chains, from DuPont to be the Keynote at our Upcoming Next Practices Xchange (NPX). NPX is scheduled to meet on Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Oakbrook Hills Marriott. This one-day forum attended by a "Who's Who" of top Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Supply Chain Executives. This meeting will focus on "Competency Based Talent Management" as NPX members explore how finding and retaining the right talent can lead to true transformation within their organization. For more information click here.
06.14.11 IACCM & The Mpower Group Examining the Value Network IACCM recently partnered with The MPower Group to take a look at the current 'state of the art' in buyer / supplier relationship management.
The goal of the survey was to develop a deeper understanding of the extent to which companies are achieving better integration with their trading partners and what 'next practices' are emerging that will support them in doing so.
Click here to download the results.
07.01.10 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Six Keys to the Sustainable Supply Chain Advantage By Dr. Lowell Yarusso and Ron Sanderson
How to build an atmosphere of constant improvement in the search for supply chain excellence
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01.13.10 Industry Week Outsourcing Point/Counterpoint By Dr. Lowell Yarusso
Outsourcing may not always be a sure-fire, can't miss strategy for improving bottom-line performance.
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01.10.09 Supply Chain Quarterly 3 Steps to Strategic Sourcing By Dr. Lowell Yarusso
Best-in-class companies recognize Strategic Sourcing as a value creator. Here's what it takes to bring your organization up to that level.
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01.07.09 Supply Chain Brain - Recession, Credit Crunch Make Supplier Viability Top Risk by Jean V. Murphy
As the continuing global economic recession threatens many suppliers, buyers are responding with increased supplier monitoring and risk management activities.
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07.29.09 Industry Week The Promise of India by Steve Minter
Big, young, educated and ambitious. Can India become the next industrial superpower?
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02.16.12 Anne Kohler and Dalip Raheja once again honored as Provider Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. For more information click here.
11.05.11 TMG sponsors another successful Next Practices Xchange (NPX). Speakers from DuPont and Rutgers shared their insights on Talent Management best practices to attendees from all over the Supply Chain community. For more information on NPX, visit www.nextpracticesxchange.com.
07.08.11 TMG sponsors Technology Charity Classic for Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Ronald McDonald House Charities. This annual event supports the building of the world's largest Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children's and provides vital support for the families currently being served in the area's four Houses. More >>
06.15.11 The Next Practices Xchange Hosts Top Supply Chain Executives to Discuss Supply Chain Transformation from Cost-Cutting to Value-Creating
From Cost to Value – Making the transition from a cost or TCO based organization to a value creating organization that impacts bottom and top line business needs. Top Sourcing and Supply Chain Executives discuss 'Next Practices' in Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management. More >>
04.04.11 The Next Practices Xchange is scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the Oakbrook Marriott
A one day summit attended by a "Who's Who" of top Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Supply Chain Executives. This meeting will focus on "Moving from Cost to Value" as NPX members explore the transformation from a cost based or TCO based organization to a value generating organization. For more information click here.
03.31.11 The Mpower Group Announces Peter Brooks as Senior Vice President of Client Value and Strategy
In this role Mr. Brooks will focus on driving the direction of the firm in pursuit of new and innovative ways that increase the value that Sourcing and Supply Chain bring to their companies. More >>
02.23.11 Webinar Ask the Expert Special Edition- Revolution in the Middle East
What might the events in the Middle East mean to you and your business? Where will the revolutionary spirit end? Is this a Major Opportunity or Major Threat to your business? Join us as we discuss these questions and more… Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 10AM ET Listen Now >>
09.13.10 Webinar Ask the Expert - The Death of Strategic Sourcing
Join Dalip Raheja and Tim Cummins of IACCM as they debate the future direction of sourcing and procurement .... and the impacts of today's market conditions on traditional approaches to selling. Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 15:00 UTC, 4PM BST, 5PM CET, 11AM ET US, 8AM PT US
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09.02.10 Webinar TCO has Failed! Value Maximization is the "Next" Practice
Join Dalip Raheja, CEO for The Mpower Group, for this webinar as he examines the underlying reasons that a Total Cost of Ownership approach to procurement will NEVER yield exceptional business results. Date: Friday, September 17, 2010 Time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
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8.31.10 India Logistics Summit Dalip Raheja Weighs Risks/Opportunities as Keynote Speaker
Dalip Raheja was Keynote Speaker at the exclusive 2010 India Logistics Summit, hosted by UTi Worldwide Inc. The Summit provides an opportunity for industry experts to discuss India's economy, infrastructure, state of logistics, and growth within the country.
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08.24.10 Sourcing Innovation The Sourcing Emperor Has No Clothes!
Strategic Sourcing has always been fundamentally flawed. Dalip Raheja explains the need for a set of next practices to elevate us beyond what current best practices recommend.
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06.01.10 The Mpower Group announces 10 years of successfully creating client delight
04.10.10 IACCM: Ask The Expert Contract Management & Relationship Management: Converging Disciplines Podcast by Tim Miller and Dalip Raheja.
As emphasis on these two disciplines grows, it is far from clear whether they will emerge as a combined job role, or as rivals for management attention.
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03.29.10 Sourcing Innovation Old MacDonald Was Right – It Is About E-I-E-I-O!
Dalip Raheja guests blogs on the need to focus beyond training in order to achieve superior business results and successfully adopt, implement, and execute the processes on which they trained.
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02.25.10 The Mpower Group Executives Receive Industry Accolades -- Anne Kohler and Dalip Raheja are 2010 PROS TO KNOW
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10.31.09 Sourcing and Supply Chain Executives Share Success In Gaining C-Suite/Boardroom support
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10.27.09: Talent, Training, and Transition: Three Emerging Themes from the Best Practices XChange
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04.14.09 The Mpower Group Executive Team and Clients Receive Industry Accolades
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07.29.08 Excellence in Diversity: Consulting Firms Honored
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