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Is It Time To Dump Your Vendor Management System?, Rihaz Z. Chughatta
Is It Time To Dump Your Vendor Management System?, Rihaz Z. Chughatta
Rihaz Z Chughatta
Most companies today have either implemented, or are exploring, some form of a Vendor Management System (VMS) to consolidate their external suppliers. Companies that sell a VMS point out that this system allows a Customer to get the most cost-effective solution for their needs within a certain category of suppliers; the “when suppliers compete, you win” mentality prevails. Some of the VMS even have performance metrics by which suppliers are measured and then rated in the system; thus making the case that not only does a VMS provide the most cost-effective, but also the best performing and most efficient solution …
The Current State Of Risk Management In Italian Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Selena Aureli, Federica Salvatore
The Current State Of Risk Management In Italian Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Selena Aureli, Federica Salvatore
selena aureli
Risk management literature mainly refers to large companies. When it focuses on SMEs, risk management seems to be unstructured, reactive and solely in the hands of owner-managers. Further investigation is necessary, especially in Italy where SMEs are the backbone of the country. This research aims to identify the most important risks, SMEs’ risk management organization, process and approach, as well as drivers, obstacles and benefits of a holistic risk management implementation. Ten case studies indicate that Italian SMEs are aware of the benefits of implementing holistic risk management practices, but constraints seem to be stronger than drivers. Companies are particularly …
A Systematic Procedure To Select A Strategic Consultant In Urban Management Area (Case Study: Tehran Beautification Organization), Mehdi Jafarian, Amir Saman Kheirkhah
A Systematic Procedure To Select A Strategic Consultant In Urban Management Area (Case Study: Tehran Beautification Organization), Mehdi Jafarian, Amir Saman Kheirkhah
Mehdi Jafarian
Nowadays, for the increasing complexities of decision making and the growing number of decision making criteria, decision making based on scientific techniques is increasingly concerned and picked up by top managers. Choosing the best consultant is one of the most important decisions of top managers since the enormous effects of this decision on the future of a company. In this paper a 9-steps procedure is presented to choose the most appropriate strategic consultant. The most important specialties of this procedure are prequalification of alternatives and classification of decision criteria to two groups General and Special ones. The proposed procedure is …
Communicating Across Cultures, Linda Heindl
Techscribe Ste Term Checker: Uwe Muegge Reviews A Free Vocabulary Checking Tool For Asd-Ste100, Uwe Muegge
Techscribe Ste Term Checker: Uwe Muegge Reviews A Free Vocabulary Checking Tool For Asd-Ste100, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group (STEMG) recently made its Simplified Technical English (STE) specification ASD-STE100 available to the technical communication community free of charge. While STE was originally developed for the European aerospace industry, the ASD-STE100 specification has become the most widely used controlled language on the planet. The STE Term Checker is a new tool that lets users of Simplified Technical English automatically check texts for compliance with the word lists and vocabulary rules of ASD-STE100.