It’s not always about price, right? In many cases there are other factors that influence which suppliers to whom you award business. This is especially true for sourcing via Strategic Sourcing which, in most cases, is used for atypically-sourced items that your organization does not have contracts or a purchasing catalog established for. For these
Read More...Several weeks ago, I briefly touched on the topic of EC6.10 and 6.20. In case you can’t recall, both are pronouncements issued by the Joint Commission (JCAHO) that define the standards for dealing with preventive maintenance of medical equipment. If you work in healthcare, it is quite likely you have a preliminary understanding of some
Read More...Last week, I gave a layman’s breakdown of dietary fat — that perennial bogeyman — and what types are out there and what you should and should not eat. Up this week: protein. I will first say this: if you eat meat and some occasional legumes, you’re probably getting adequate protein levels for a sedentary
Read More...What is PeopleSoft Strategic Sourcing? What’s it for? In the simplest of terms, it is the process of improving value in your supply chain by determining the best suppliers to award goods or services contracts. It is not about getting the lowest possible cost or beating up suppliers, but rather taking into account all of
Read More...TIMOTHY SCHINKE TO LEAD MIPRO’s EXPANSION INTO NORTH CENTRAL USA January 28, 2013 MIPRO, a Milford, Mich.-based consultancy specializing in implementations, upgrades and optimizations of Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, announced today the hire of 25-year industry veteran Timothy Schinke as Director, North Central Region. MIPRO Managing Partner and CEO Jim Prokes made the announcement.
Read More...Hi everyone. Through some early hands-on testing, I have noted some features in PeopleSoft 9.2 that will be well-received and replace customizations that I have seen on various client projects. Oracle has an excellent blog series started as well, called 10 Innovations in PeopleSoft 9.2. I suggest you check that out. My thoughts that follow
Read More...I was sitting at my son’s hockey game a few weekends ago thinking what makes a group of guys go out there and give it 110% game after game, week in and week out? Win, lose (because there are always going to be losses) or tie, to go out there and give it your all,
Read More...For the past three (four?) decades, the macronutrient we were most often told to avoid is fat. Fat is joined by protein and carbohydrates to form the triumvirate of macronutrients you hear bandied about the media so often. Fat, a short form of ‘fatty acids’, is thought to make you fat, predicated on the fact that fat
Read More...Posts in this series so far: Real Estate Management Overview, Part 1 Real Estate Management Overview, Part 2 Real Estate Management Overview, Part 3 Real Estate Management Overview, Part 4: Creating Leases Real Estate Management Overview, Part 5: More Leasing Details Real Estate Management Overview, Part 6: Lease Administration Walk-Through Real Estate Management Overview, Part
Read More...Years ago, a man named Pythagoras discovered some amazing things about proving the congruency of triangles. Obviously there were no good ball games on, so he set out to prove that two triangles were of equal size and shape. Interesting theory, especially since laying them on top of each other might not work. The end
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