Dr. Tom DePaoli on Transforming Supply Chain and Purchasing: From Chaos to Efficiency. Lessons Learned. Dr. Tom DePaoli’s career is a testament to the power of applying strategic thinking and process improvement to complex organizational challenges. His experiences, particularly in the realm of supply chain and purchasing, offer valuable insights for businesses seeking to optimize […]
Dr. Tom DePaoli’s “Common Sense Supply Management” offers a pragmatic, experience-driven approach, contrasting and complementing modern supply chain theories that often lean towards complex models and technological integration. Here’s a comparative analysis: Dr. Tom DePaoli’s “Common Sense Supply Management” Emphasis on Practical Application: DePaoli’s work is […]
Comparison of the Principles of Common Sense Purchasing and Common Sense Government – Insights from Dr. Tom DePaoli Dr. Tom DePaoli’s Common Sense Purchasing and Common Sense Government share a similar foundation in pragmatism, efficiency, and ethical decision-making. Both emphasize cutting bureaucracy, fostering transparency, and focusing on practical solutions. However, their applications differ—Common Sense Purchasing […]
INTRODUCTION From technology to geopolitical upheavals and climate change, supply chains today operate in a more connected (and rapid) global economy than ever before—and piracy threats are on the rise. Over the years, this has made businesses realize the business as usual approach to supply chain management is ripe for a paradigm shift. Resilience, or […]
INTRODUCTION: Supply chain management (SCM) expertise is essential in today’s business environment to keep a competitive edge. The complexities of supply chain management necessitate a strategic approach that is based on theory and practice in order to increase productivity, cut expenses, and promote resilience. This piece delves into advanced tactics that might be utilized to […]
INTRODUCTION: In a time of swift globalization and technological advancement, supply chain management (SCM) has become a critical component of successful organizational operations. Supply Chain Management (SCM) refers to the complex web of procedures, materials, and parties that are involved in producing and delivering goods and services. Its main goals are to save expenses, increase […]
Bingo Grandma would be the organizer of the grand-kids bingo games and we all sat around the kitchen table, each of us grand-kids watching one or two bingo cards and buttons to place on the cards. The stakes were high to us. Each bingo game winner received a penny! We thought that was just exorbitant. […]
By Dr. Tom DePaoli Many terrorist attacks focus on the spectacular, spreading fear and taking as many lives as possible. One of their purposes is to have governments spend enormous amounts of money for terror prevention and to demoralize the populace. Why haven’t terrorists focused on the supply chain which could be much more disruptive? […]
Why Common Sense Purchasing Hard Knock Lessons Are Still Relevant Today by Dr. Tom DePaoli It has been over ten years since my publication of Common Sense Purchasing. The book has been hailed as one of the best purchasing books ever published. This article will review some of its key points and add an update […]
A major company that I worked for wanted to redesign their internal website. They assigned their best programmers and some marketing people to design the new website. The programmers insisted on putting all the latest bells and whistles on the website and convinced the project leader that these were necessary upgrades. Unfortunately they did not […]
Dr. Tom DePaoli CEO Apollo Solutions won an award for his book “Leadership by Storytelling: The Best Way to Learn Good Leadership Skills”,
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