Norman Katz

My commentary - and profile highlight - were added to the March 20, 2024 LinkedIn News clip for the story on HP's printer subscription business model.

Take steps to ensure the data you are presenting is understandable and clear to all who receives it.

“The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”©
“The Atom & Molly ReLaXe & FUN BOOK” is the third book in the Atom & Molly series which features the two most perfectly-paired particles – Atom (an atom) and Molly (a molecule) – in “The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”®. Highlighting the Periodic Table of Elements, the book features two word-element combination activities, word search puzzles for each of the Table’s seven periods, and two coloring activities for each of the Table’s 118 elements. This… Show more

“The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”©
“The Atom & Molly ReLaXe & FUN BOOK” is the third book in the Atom & Molly series which features the two most perfectly-paired particles – Atom (an atom) and Molly (a molecule) – in “The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”®. Highlighting the Periodic Table of Elements, the book features two word-element combination activities, word search puzzles for each of the Table’s seven periods, and two coloring activities for each of the Table’s 118 elements. This 300-plus-page book presents the elements – with their protons, neutrons, and electrons – like you’ve probably never seen them represented before … and all for your creative coloring pleasure. If you like scientific stuff, “The Atom & Molly ReLaXe & FUN BOOK” is for you! So, grab your coloring pens and pencils and get creative with a book copy of your own! For more information go to www.atomandmolly.com Show less

Data projects should be conducted alongside an ERP implementation, not after the fact.

“The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”©
Atom and Molly – the two most perfectly paired particles who were introduced in Atom & Molly – The Wireframe Edition – are back in their second book. Atom & Molly present Quarky Quatrains is a rhyming tribute to the Periodic Table of Elements. The book is formatted according to the Table’s period (row) structure. There are additional poems by Atom and Molly to each other, as book section separators, and as bonus inclusions at the end. Each of the 118… Show more

“The World’s First Sub-Atomic Comic”©
Atom and Molly – the two most perfectly paired particles who were introduced in Atom & Molly – The Wireframe Edition – are back in their second book. Atom & Molly present Quarky Quatrains is a rhyming tribute to the Periodic Table of Elements. The book is formatted according to the Table’s period (row) structure. There are additional poems by Atom and Molly to each other, as book section separators, and as bonus inclusions at the end. Each of the 118 elements is represented by its own quatrain (4-line “particle poem”) that highlights the element’s unique characteristics, and includes commentary by Atom and Molly that either masks some intriguing facts or attributes about the element, or just adds their own brand of elemental humor. For more on Atom & Molly, go to www.atomandmolly.com.

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"The World's First Sub-Atomic Comic (c)"
As much as we gravitate to commonality in our partners, like the electromagnetic force, sometimes opposites attract too. Meet Atom and Molly, two perfectly paired particles in a sub-atomic world who share the same joys and stresses in their personal and professional lives that people do, just on a much smaller scale. Enjoy exploring Atom and Molly's relationship and existence across 95 humorous panels while discovering a bit about the science that… Show more

"The World's First Sub-Atomic Comic (c)"
As much as we gravitate to commonality in our partners, like the electromagnetic force, sometimes opposites attract too. Meet Atom and Molly, two perfectly paired particles in a sub-atomic world who share the same joys and stresses in their personal and professional lives that people do, just on a much smaller scale. Enjoy exploring Atom and Molly's relationship and existence across 95 humorous panels while discovering a bit about the science that affects their lives, and ours. Show less

In this first-of-its-kind book, I combine the strategies and tactics of the martial art sport of fencing - in which I have been participating since 1994 and instructing since 2007 - with real-life examples of business execution successes and failures from my own career experiences.

https://www.austinmacauley.com/us/book/attack-parry-riposte-fencers-guide-better-business-execution

https://attackparryriposte.com/

As a follow-up to the e-book that I contributed to, this is the recording of the live webinar where I was a participant panelist discussing Artificial Intelligence and the role of A.I. and other technologies in procurement.

My contribution result of the interview I provided as a guest author in this e-book developed by Jon Hansen. I have also posted this media on my Linked In profile.

Thanks to Kate Vitasek for profiling me and my peer-reviewed Henry Stewart publications (Volume 1, Number 3) journal article in her Forbes contribution piece.

In Henry Stewart Publication's Volume 1, Number 3 (2018/2019) issue of the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, & Procurement, my peer-reviewed, statistics-supported article is a 6,700-word overview of how draconian supply chain vendor compliance programs are damaging brick-and-mortar retail business models, as well as the cause of overall supply chain disruptions and relationship failures between brick-and-mortar and online retailers together and their no-longer-loyal product… Show more

In Henry Stewart Publication's Volume 1, Number 3 (2018/2019) issue of the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, & Procurement, my peer-reviewed, statistics-supported article is a 6,700-word overview of how draconian supply chain vendor compliance programs are damaging brick-and-mortar retail business models, as well as the cause of overall supply chain disruptions and relationship failures between brick-and-mortar and online retailers together and their no-longer-loyal product vendors. Retailers, if you are tired of shuttering stores and closing companies, read this article and my 2015 book, "Successful Supply Chain Vendor Compliance" for the costly (financial, operational, competitive, strategic, tactical) mistakes you are making and ideas on what to do. Show less

Antiquated, restrictive, anti-competitive supply chain vendor compliance programs have only succeeded in building walls around suffering retailers who are thinking like department stores instead of like marketplaces. Instead of driving up supply chain costs, inhibiting supplier compliance, and restricting vendor and product choices for customers, why not try a better business model?

This videocast was produced by Supply Chain Digest for its Supply Chain Television Channel. I am interviewed by Dan Gilmore about my book "Successful Supply Chain Vendor Compliance", then the sponsoring company provides some information, and then there is a live (and recorded) question-and-answer session.

Supply Chain Digest Newsmaker Video Series. My interview with Supply Chain Digest's own Dan Gilmore discussing my August 2012 book "Detecting and Reducing Supply Chain Fraud" and the topic in general.

This article in Supply Chain Quarterly's Quarter 2 2016 edition is an excerpt from my book titled "Detecting and Reducing Supply Chain Fraud" which was first published August 2012.

Leverage technology you already have—or join operations improvement projects—to gain optimal benefit from the data you’re collecting on every transaction.

I believe this to be the first and at publication the only book on record on the subject of supply chain vendor compliance. Targeted to the customer enterprise but also written for the vendor who wants to do better or seller who desires to enter a supply chain, this book identifies the disruptive problems inherent in traditional vendor compliance programs that affect both the customer and vendor entities and offers guidance in structuring a vendor compliance program that truly fosters… Show more

I believe this to be the first and at publication the only book on record on the subject of supply chain vendor compliance. Targeted to the customer enterprise but also written for the vendor who wants to do better or seller who desires to enter a supply chain, this book identifies the disruptive problems inherent in traditional vendor compliance programs that affect both the customer and vendor entities and offers guidance in structuring a vendor compliance program that truly fosters partnership and innovation without sacrificing effectiveness.

Contents: Preface; Introduction; The essential elements; Building the program; Vendor education; Governing ethically and compliance data management; Online resources; Index.

https://www.routledge.com/products/9781472472014

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This "My View" article on the cautions of supply chain vendor compliance mandates appeared in the Monday September 8, 2014 Business section print version, the day after the online publication date.

CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Part I Understanding Supply Chain Fraud: What is the supply chain?; What is fraud?. Part II Detecting Supply Chain Fraud: Catalyst event frauds; Purchase order frauds; Distribution, shipping and receiving frauds; Quality assurance frauds; Inventory asset and fixed asset frauds; Manufacturing frauds; Invoice and sales commission frauds; Return frauds; Detection dos and don'ts; Technology methodology; Due diligence in detection; Fraud ramifications. Part III… Show more

CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Part I Understanding Supply Chain Fraud: What is the supply chain?; What is fraud?. Part II Detecting Supply Chain Fraud: Catalyst event frauds; Purchase order frauds; Distribution, shipping and receiving frauds; Quality assurance frauds; Inventory asset and fixed asset frauds; Manufacturing frauds; Invoice and sales commission frauds; Return frauds; Detection dos and don'ts; Technology methodology; Due diligence in detection; Fraud ramifications. Part III Reducing Supply Chain Fraud: Reducing fraud through transparency; Beyond the hack; Governance and fraud; Trends in ethics and integrity; Supply chain information integrity. Part IV Supply Chain Vendor Compliance: Collaboration versus conspiracy. Part V Fraud Detection, Past, Present and Future: Predicting the future of supply chain fraud; Online resources; Index.

https://www.routledge.com/products/9781409407324

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A publication of the Institute for Supply Management.
(An original article by Norman Katz.)

A publication of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
(An original article by Norman Katz)

Norman Katz was a featured author in a special insert section sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association in the May 2006 Business Journals (www.bizjournals.com) covering the South Florida, Orlando, and Tampa Bay metropolitan areas.

The article text is contained in this link.

(Norman Katz was one of several specialists quoted in the article.)

(An original article by Norman Katz)

"When you do things right people won't be sure you've done anything at all."
~~ Futurama (Season 4, Episode 8, 2002)

"I'd rather be a 'could-be' if I cannot be an 'are'; because a 'could-be' is a 'maybe' who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a 'has-been' than a 'might-have-been' by far; for a 'might-have-been' has never been, but a 'has' was once an 'are'."
~~ Milton Berle, Comedian (1908-2002)

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