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April 22, 2013

Payer Beware: The EU’s New Rules about Vendor Payments

During the tough days of the global recession, extending vendor payment terms became very popular in the halls of procurement and finance. In fact, this became an area that brought... Read more
March 1, 2013

CPO News – March 1, 2013

All the CPO News That’s Fit to Print New South African Chief Procurement Officer to Lead Transformation and Fight Huge Corruption Earlier this week, South African Minister of Finance, Pravin... Read more
February 29, 2012

And the Winner Is….. (Supplier Edition)

Last time, I discussed the value of awarding individuals and teams in the procurement organization for their performance over the course of a year. Today, we’ll look at the value/opportunity in... Read more
November 15, 2011

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)

Today, our final answer to the question: Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10... Read more
October 3, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues – In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38... Read more
September 30, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers

So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on... Read more
July 6, 2011

F/X Effects

I have the great fortune to be working on an interesting strategy consulting project (procurement-related) for a multi-national that will keep me in Europe for the next few weeks. I... Read more
December 22, 2010

ROA – Yes, Suppliers Are Assets

Short week, short article: How many procurement departments treat their suppliers like assets? While I believe that many procurement groups act like they “own” their suppliers, based upon the terms... Read more
October 13, 2010

Supplier Discovery

dis·cov·er \dis-kə-vər\ verb: (1): to make known or visible; (2): to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time; On Monday, 46 or 47 of the 50 US States... Read more
September 30, 2010

Shhhhhhhhh! – (Tricks) To Catch a Fraudster

In our recent procurement fraud series, we intentionally chose not to share a few of the tricks that are commonly used by auditors and fraud specialists to catch potential fraudsters.... Read more