-
Genpact: A Procurement BPO Provider Swims Upstream
Genpact (Ticker: G), the business process outsourcing (“BPO”) firm, has a long history as a procurement outsourcing provider. Today’s article highlights my recent conversation with Jonathan Kirby, the SVP and Practice... Read more
-
CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories
Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that... Read more
-
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 10) – Fast & Furious
On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his... Read more
-
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 2) – A Business Case is Made
Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of... Read more
-
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins
Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief... Read more
-
Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future
When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija... Read more
-
GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (II)
In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,... Read more
-
GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (I)
In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,... Read more
-
The Chief Procurement Officer’s Hot Button Issues in 2013
Although it has a different title, this article is really the next in the multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 where we have made predictions... Read more
-
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Solutions)
Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at supply management solutions. Click here to read Part One of this... Read more