This post is a continuation of an interview with MetalMiner’s Lisa Reisman, conducted largely at a speed averaging 76 MPH while driving over 300 miles […]
A Manufacturing and Procurement Outlook: Aluminum, China, and Economic Growth
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Conflict Minerals Analysis: Readiness, Technology and Questionable Practices
In this analysis, Lisa Reisman summarizes the key takeaways and compliance recommendations from the Spend Matters/MetalMiner event: Conflict Minerals EDGE. How prepared are most companies […]
Conflict Minerals Analysis: Readiness, Technology, and Questionable Practices [PRO]
In this analysis, Lisa Reisman summarizes the key takeaways and compliance recommendations from the Spend Matters/MetalMiner event: Conflict Minerals EDGE.
Conflict Minerals EDGE: Compliance Technology (Part 2)
This post is based on content delivered during Conflict Minerals EDGE. It leverages content contained in presentation delivered by Spend Matters Thomas Kase titled: Conflict […]
Upstream Risk Mitigation and Logistics/Transit Routes
The following post is based on material contained in the MetalMiner report (available for free download): Conflict Minerals: Building Responsible Manufacturing Supply Chains. Join MetalMiner […]
China’s Trade Rules and Subsidies: Down the Stainless Drain (Part 2)
There’s a fundamental question regarding who are the winners and losers in trade cases in which governments subsidize the cost of production and/or offer direct […]
China’s Trade Rules and Subsidies: Down the Stainless Drain (Part 1)
In an earlier installment in this series, we examined some of the philosophical underpinnings of why those who care about free markets should also care […]
MetalMiner Seeks Senior Sales Position
While Spend Matters brings you your daily fix of procurement content, the MetalMiner side of the house is busy not only providing global pricing trends […]
Supporting the Free Market Against Chinese Manipulation
In my Frederick Hayek inspired youth, I used to believe that unrestrained free trade was the only barrier between capitalist democracies and all the branches […]
Conflict Minerals: Flexibility in Supplier/Upstream Engagement
The following post is based on material contained in the MetalMiner report (available for free download): Conflict Minerals: Building Responsible Manufacturing Supply Chains. Join MetalMiner […]
Conflict Minerals: Supplier Prioritization and Data Validation
The following post is based on material contained in the MetalMiner report (available for free download): Conflict Minerals: Building Responsible Manufacturing Supply Chains. Join MetalMiner […]
eProcurement Troubles: Finding Approved Suppliers That Don’t Seem to Exist (Part 1)
This post is based on content contained in the Spend Matters Compass series paper: Avoiding “Dumb Ways to Die”: eProcurement and P2P Style Adoption Scenarios […]