Publications List Dr. Tom DePaoli

Publications Dr. Tom DePaoli

 Selected Publications Online

DePaoli, Thomas. BuyersMeetingPoint.com, Blogger (various articles) 2012-2020

• Reinvigorating Purchasing and Restoring the Passion of Being the Best

• Lean, Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen Success = People and Leadership First, Not the Process and Tools!
• Use Gamification Principles to Improve Supplier Relationships and Collaboration
• Emotional Intelligence in Negotiations
• Autonomous Vehicles (Robot Trucks) Will Redesign the Entire Supply Chain
• Why Haven’t Terrorists Attacked the Supply Chain? Vary Your Inbound Ports Now!
• Future Purchasers Will Become Conductors of the Digital Supply Chain Orchestra
• How to Avoid a Supply Chain Apocalypse
• Purchasing Professionals Need Teamwork That Builds on Their Strengths
• Can Purchasing Use Some Aspects of Broken-Windows Theory?
• Can Appreciative Inquiry Work For Purchasing?
• Can Purchasing Bootstrap and Lead the Transformation of An Organization?
• How to Convince Top Executives of the Value of Purchasing
• Purchasing Leaders Need a Combination of Exceptional One-Off Leadership Traits
• Market Your Purchasing Successes with the Use of Storyboards
• Five-Year Strategic Plan Guide for Purchasing and Supply Management
• Strategies to Limit Backdoor or Maverick Buying
• Strategic Performance Metrics for Purchasing and the Supply Chain
• Roadmap to Supplier Relationship Success
• Use the Storytelling Method to Train Supply Chain Professionals
• How Can We Get Young People Interested in Supply Chain Professions?
• How Can a Purchasing Professional Get “Street Cred” in Their Company?
• Sourcing with Cross-Functional Teams Challenges Leadership Skills
• Office Supplies Best Practices and Dense-Pack Sourcing
• Build Relationships with Suppliers for Dramatic Results
• Should Purchasing Use 360 Degree Performance Feedback?
• Procurement Needs to Lead Process Improvement Transformation
• Information-Based Negotiations: A Different Approach
• A New Way to Look at Paying Procurement
• De-Mystifying Lean Six Sigma for Purchasing Professionals
• How to Use Emotional Intelligence in Procurement and the Supply Chain
• Invest in Procurement and Employee Training Not High-Priced Consultants
• Pay Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals by Multiple Market Basket Focus Areas
• Exceptional Leadership Traits for Procurement and Supply Chain

DePaoli, Thomas SupplyChainMinded.com

• Robot Trucks or Autonomous Vehicles will Revolutionize the Supply Chain
• Information Based Negotiations in the Digital Age
• Sourcing with Cross-functional teams Challenges Leadership Skills

Books

DePaoli, Thomas. Business Consulting Wows! Answers to Life and Business Issues Amazon 2020

DePaoli, Thomas. Boogeyman Leadership: How to Turn Your Employees into Listless Zombies Amazon 2019

DePaoli, Thomas. Leadership by Storytelling Amazon 2019

DePaoli, Thomas. Sydney the Monster Stops Cyber Bullies Amazon 2017

DePaoli, Thomas. Sydney the Monster Stops Bullies Amazon 2015

DePaoli, Thomas. Broken Windows Management 10 Minutes to Fearless Employees Amazon 2015

DePaoli, Thomas. Avoiding a Supply Chain Apocalypse Amazon 2015

DePaoli, Thomas. Kaizen Kreativity (Oops!)  Don’t be Afraid of Looking Stupid. I’m an Expert at it.      Amazon 2014

DePaoli, Thomas. Jayson and the Corporate Argonauts: The Quest for the Golden Fleece of Transformation Amazon, 2013

DePaoli, Thomas. Common Sense Supply Management Tales from the Supply Chain Trenches Amazon, 2013

DePaoli, Thomas. Growing up Italian in the 50’s or How Most of Us Became Good Wise Guys Amazon, 2012

DePaoli, Thomas. Common Sense Purchasing: Hard Knock Lessons Learned from a Purchasing Pro, Amazon 2004.

Print Articles

DePaoli, Thomas. “The Five Most Common Mistakes of E-Procurement,” IBM Publications 20 June 2001.

DePaoli, Thomas. “A Roadmap to E-procurement Success,” IBM Publications 21 July 2001.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Re-engineering Purchasing and Supply.” Purchasing Handbook: A Guide for Purchasing and Supply Professional. New York-Mc-Graw Hill, 2000. 311-329.

Hansen, Mark Victor, et al. “Nice Timing.” Sixth Helping Chicken Soup for the Soul, San Diego: HCI, 1999. 361.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Separating the Hype from the Facts or Creating Critical Thinking Adults.” Insights and Issues Cardinal Stritch University (Spring 1999): 15-20

DePaoli, Thomas. “Developing Explorer Skills in Students in the E-Age.” Insights and Issues Cardinal Stritch University Spring (1998): 12-16.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Selling the Procurement Card,” Purchasing Today April (1997):12.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Measuring Effectiveness of Cycle Time.” Purchasing Today November (1996): 4-5.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Meet Management’s Most Successful Innovation, Pay-For-Skill.” Manufacturing Engineering May (1996): 168.

DePaoli, Thomas. “A Manual for Non-purchasers.” Purchasing Today July (1996): 10.

DePaoli, Thomas. “Cost Reduction Take A Systematic Approach.” Purchasing Today January (1996): 18-20.

Dissertation

DePaoli, Thomas. Comparison of the Various Inceptive Implementation Techniques to the Success of Pay-for-Knowledge or Pay-for-Skill Systems California: CCU Press, 1995.