Guest Blogger Dr. Tom DePaoli My Purchasing Center

Guest Blogger My Purchasing Center

Dr. Tom DePaoli

Dr. Tom DePaoli is the Management Program Director at Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and the Principal (CEO) of Apollo Solutions (www.apollosolutions.us) which does general business consulting in the supply chain, Lean Six Sigma and human resources areas. Recently he retired from the Navy Reserve after over 30 years of service. In other civilian careers, he was a supply chain and human resources executive with corporate purchasing turnaround experience and Lean Six Sigma deployments. He is the author of: Common Sense Purchasing,  Common Sense Supply Management and Growing up Italian in the 50s.

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A New Way to Look at Paying Procurement

March 4th
The major objection to the pay-for-skill approach is the cost and the length of time for payback from the employees' improved knowledge. Once in place, however; the power of this employee intellectual capital, and the momentum of continuous improvement, es… Read More

De-Mystifying Lean Six Sigma for Purchasing Professionals

February 17th
Supply chain and purchasing professionals must take the leadership role in LSS, Lean and kaizens. In my professional experience, the rewards of these approaches can be astounding. They do however require a measured and disciplined approach, and a commitme… Read More