by Janice Marquardt | Nov 10, 2026 | Processes
Procurement software is the toolbox of our profession. Any tradesperson cannot do their job without their toolbox, and when procurement professionals lack good tools, we don’t do our jobs well. I encounter many companies that are running bids or even inventory...
by Janice Marquardt | Oct 27, 2026 | Conferences, Supply Chain Career
As I mentioned last week, I had too many notes from the ISM Twin Cities conference for one post. Today let’s continue the takeaways with more on AI (because of course), risk management, and making yourself more visible/valuable to the C-suite. I read a post this week...
by Janice Marquardt | Oct 6, 2026 | Processes, Supply Chain Career
Supply chains are complicated. Those of us who do procurement or logistics are constantly arguing that our job is not just “shopping” or “booking trucks,” just as warehousing is not just “stacking pallets.” Every step of what we do has a process, written or unwritten,...
by Janice Marquardt | Sep 29, 2026 | Processes, Supply Chain Career
So your CFO/COO/CEO has told you to go find value in your supply chain, and they probably mostly mean savings. You might not have the infrastructure to run e-auctions (although if you want to run a couple without having to purchase software licenses, drop me a line),...
by Janice Marquardt | Aug 4, 2026 | Supply Chain Career
Summer has always felt like the beginning of my year instead of January. Part of that is all the years of being a student with an academic year starting in late August and ending in May, but there’s just something about summertime that’s full of energy and promise. I...
