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April 25, 2012

CPO News – April 25, 2012

Lots of movement this month so, this edition of CPO News offers more, but shorter stories. Yahoo CPO Joins BuyerQuest Earlier this month, Ron Carcamo, industry veteran and longtime Chief... Read more
April 23, 2012

Heinz – Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 2)

Today we continue with Part Two of the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts (two presentations and one, one-on-one interview all by/with Christopher Yope, Heinz’ Global SRM... Read more
April 20, 2012

Heinz’ Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 1)

Another day, another article, another event, another great presentation from a leading procurement group….. This time, we focus in on the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts... Read more
April 16, 2012

CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012

Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2012 was held last week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. What I said last year about the event still holds true that “Ariba’s... Read more
March 12, 2012

The State of Spend Analysis in 2012 (2)

In our introduction to The State of Spend Analysis in 2012, we flowed from sourcing seamlessly into spend analysis to make a point. Thinking about sourcing without spend analysis is... Read more
March 9, 2012

The State of Spend Analysis in 2012

We recently discussed the importance of having and maintaining a sourcing pipeline, arguing that “that the development of a sourcing pipeline remains one of the most important activities for any... Read more
February 8, 2012

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry... Read more
February 6, 2012

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

Better late, than never – As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the... Read more
February 1, 2012

Non-Price Attributes – Buying Behavior (Bid Structure) and Variable Cost Components

Since introducing the “Non-Price Attributes” series here, we have discussed the following: Supplier Market Share Quality & Past Performance Production and Delivery Capabilities Who the Supplier Is Next on our... Read more
January 30, 2012

Seven Trends that Will Impact Supply Management in 2012

To kick off 2010 (and this site), I published a series of ten lists – our “10 for 2010” – where we made predictions, highlighted strategies, identified leaders [Sidebar: I... Read more