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Article: Today's measurements just don't make it! (Supply Management) (Cover Story)
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- April 21, 1994
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This is the first in a series of White Papers on critical issues in total supply management. Co-authored by Dr. Robert M. Monczka and James P. Morgan, the series will look at the forces driving the supply/procurement function into the 21st century. For more on Dr. Monczka, see box on page 49.
One of the risks that many procurement chiefs and supply managers run these days is they finally DO have top management's attention. In fact, a growing number of CEOs is acknowledging the importance of strategic sourcing and supply management.
The risky part is now that they have top management's attention, procurement managers must prove that they have what it ...