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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 25, 2013

Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network

Supplier networks have existed for many years and over the initial years slowly gained in popularity. Today, however, these networks are a quickly growing trend and an increasingly cost effective... 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
February 21, 2012

Supply Risk Roulette

Over the past week we’ve veered from Supply Risk to Games. Today, we’ll blend the two. If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is... Read more
February 15, 2012

Thai Floods: Supply Risk Flowing Across an Industry

Last time, we discussed why we think that Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012 and used the Thailand Floods as an example of an environmental disaster that... Read more
February 13, 2012

Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012

I completed a webinar last week on the “Seven Key Trends that Will Impact Procurement in 2012” (an audio recording is here (no registration) for now and the slides may... 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
January 26, 2012

Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?

When talking to friends who invest money in stocks or companies professionally or when reading about well-known (or well-heeled) investors, two investment strategies often stand out (1) invest in companies... Read more
January 24, 2012

Non-Price Attributes: Production and Delivery Capabilities

Our non-price attribute series continues today with a look at Production and Delivery Capabilities. After introducing the series here, we have also discussed Quality & Past Performance and Supplier Market... Read more