CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct (Part 2)
In our last article, Kirk Eberhart, our latest CPO on the Rise in 2011, gave us the view from the top of procurement at TMK IPSCO. Kirk reports to the…
The CFO and the CPO: One World, Two Worldviews
We are only in the early stages of our Chief Procurement Officers on the Rise in 2011, but before we resume, I wanted to highlight a few excerpts from my…
The Dog Days – Reprise
Revisiting an earlier article that is timelier today for our many readers in the Southern Hemisphere, who are just getting to work on a long, hot Friday in the middle…
Embedded – Reprise
Another big procurement issue is how to collaborate and engage with the business. This article looks at one way strategy that can help achieve both: Today we will focus on…
CPOs: Think Globally, Network Locally – Reprise
Since this article’s first run, Boston CPOs have begun meeting on occasion. How about the CPOs in other major cities/regions? The CPOs in the Bay Area have an informal group…
MMQ – Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included. If you were born before 1985, you know this phrase and it is likely to evoke memories of opening a toy gift during the holidays and having…
ROA – Capital Machinery and Equipment
Continuing the discussion of increasing your ROA or Return on Assets – this article will look at how procurement can improve the ROA on capital equipment. While increasing the utilization…
The CFO and the CPO: One World
Perhaps it is because I spent the first half of my career in finance as a consultant and banker and the second half of my career dedicated to procurement (or…
MMQ – Procurement Rorschach Test – Is Procurement a Finance or Operations Function?
Monday Morning Query: Is Procurement a Finance or Operations Function? The Context The next topic that Ardent Partners (a leading supply management research firm) will be focusing on is the…
Déjà vu: Summer Supply Constraints
The dreaded dog days of summer can hit anyone. From the buy side to the supply side, we know they’re coming and yet, many enterprises keep getting hit, from the…