A practitioner turned college professor, Rich Weissman had more than twenty-five years of practical experience in all aspects of supply chain management. He is past president of the Institute for Supply Management –Greater Boston and the recipient of the Harry J. Graham Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Association. He writes and speaks extensively on issues impacting the global supply chain.
212 articles by Rich Weissman
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Make HUB suppliers a key part of your domestic-oriented supply chain
Sept. 9, 2021 -
Inflation: Negotiate with suppliers and don't panic
Aug. 26, 2021 -
Say hello to your pandemic price increase
Aug. 12, 2021 -
4 ways to prepare procurement for the second pandemic peak
July 15, 2021 -
Procurement should take ownership over transportation and logistics
June 24, 2021 -
Are Zoom negotiations here to stay? Here's 3 tips to prepare.
June 10, 2021 -
Donate your procurement skills to community service
May 20, 2021 -
What a meeting with suppliers taught me about being a better buyer
April 29, 2021 -
Stacking procurement functions with a mix of outsourcing and insourcing
April 15, 2021 -
A flock of black swans hovers — and supply chains need to get ready
April 1, 2021 -
Why procurement leaders must put supplier trust back into perspective
March 18, 2021 -
3 questions to consider when hiring procurement talent
March 11, 2021 -
Reading between the supply chain lines: Walmart invests in talent, the supply chain lands on Mars
March 8, 2021 -
Gone fishin': Lack of succession planning is a supply chain risk
Feb. 18, 2021 -
Reading between the supply chain lines: Labor, work-life balance and a coup across the world
Feb. 8, 2021 -
Procurement and finance, it's time to cast your tensions aside
Feb. 4, 2021 -
It's time to hit reset on these 3 aspects of supplier management
Jan. 21, 2021 -
Humanity drives these 4 procurement trends for 2021
Jan. 7, 2021 -
The newest supplier KPI? Employee vaccination rate.
Dec. 17, 2020 -
Ready to dole out annual supplier awards? Think again.
Dec. 3, 2020 -
Procurement should be judged on value, not just price
Nov. 19, 2020 -
Virtual procurement is here to stay. And that's not a bad thing.
Nov. 5, 2020 -
Is supply chain swallowing up procurement?
Oct. 22, 2020 -
Battle of the forms: Protecting your business with purchase order terms and conditions
Oct. 8, 2020 -
Can procurement pros avoid passivity while working remotely?
Sept. 24, 2020