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Contracting Excellence for September 2008
In this edition of Contracting Excellence, we explore how contracting and relationship practices and capabilities impact 'ease of doing business' and provide a source of competitive advantage. [Click Here]
IACCM Highlights for September 2008
This summary offers a snapshot view of IACCM articles, research, projects, and events during the month. Articles and presentation materials, including recordings of webcasts and 'Ask The Expert' calls, are all available in the IACCM Library and were provided to the members of the relevant IACCM Communities of Interest. [Read More]
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In its latest edition of Contracting Excellence, IACCM tackles the issue of 'ease of doing business'. Authors from a range of industries and geographies put forth their experiences and solutions for increasing the loyalty and performance of trading partners and channels. [Click Here]
Risk Management
The theme of IACCM’s latest conference, held in London September 22nd - 24th, was risk. It was a timely issue, given the status of world markets and the melt-down of one of the (supposedly) most risk-governed and regulated industries. At the behest of senior members of IACCM, our thrust was not traditional ‘risk management’, but rather the challenge of balancing risk and opportunity. [Click Here]
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Executives and negotiators worldwide discuss the benefits of being 'easy to do business with'. Most believe that contracting practices have a significant impact. Are they right and if so, what aspects of contracting and negotiation have the greatest effect? [Read More]
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Today's financial crisis illustrates the importance of ethical standards and responsible risk management in trading practices. [Read More]
Tackling The Right Issues In Trading Relationships
In a thoughtful article, Jason Busch wrote an excellent commentary on last week's IACCM conference in London. He highlighted the point that "companies are overly concerned with the wrong issues" when it comes to improving their management of risk and that IACCM appears to be alone in seeking better answers. [Read More]
 
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