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 Biography: A recognized expert on supply chain and technology issues, Tim Minahan has appeared on CNN and ABC News as well as in several business publications. In 2003, he was named one of '50 Pros to Know' in the supply chain management sector by "iSource" magazine - for the second time in as many years. Tim Minahan is Vice President of supply chain management research for Aberdeen Group, Inc., a Boston-based market research and positioning services firm. In this role, Minahan provides analysis and assessment of software and services that automate and streamline procurement, sourcing, and supply chain management operations. Minahan specifically focuses on Total Cost Management (TCM), which is an organizational and technological framework for managing the total cost of ownership of supply relationships. Within TCM, Minahan tracks spending analysis, sourcing, procurement execution, contract management, asset management, and supplier performance measurement technologies. Minahan continually consults with early implementers of these applications to identify world-class supply management strategies and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of technology solutions and services that are competing in the supply chain software market. Minahan was also named one of the SCM sector's most influential analysts by Supply Chain Technology News. Minahan has published research reports on Best Practices in e-procurement, e-sourcing, and Logistics Resource Management (LRM). His most recent reports benchmark spending analysis and supplier performance measurement practices. His current research efforts include managing Aberdeen Group's e-Sourcing Index (ESI), which benchmarks sourcing technology usage trends, strategies, and results on a quarterly basis; benchmarking supply-side contract management practices; and examining the use of procurement and supply chain technologies within the public sector. Minahan joined Aberdeen after nearly a decade of researching, reporting, and advising on procurement, supply chain management (SCM), e-Commerce, EDI, computer policy, and technology issues. He previously served as senior editor of "SCM for Purchasing" magazine, an editor for "Electronics Purchasing," and a technology reporter for "Government Computer News." Minahan has a BA from Boston College. Minahan also served on the editorial advisory board for "Supply Strategy" magazine. |
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