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Job Description: Chief Procurement Officer
Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Fall is a great time to start planning for the... Read more
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Back to School (Time for Training)
First- Thanks to all who ave already taken the survey to our upcoming report: CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score. If you missed it, please consider contributing to our research effort... Read more
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From CPO to CEO: How the CEO of the World’s Largest Company (Apple) Used His Procurement Background to Thrive
With the unusually high levels of traffic in what has been traditionally been our slowest month, I can tell that many others are fascinated as I am by the career... Read more
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Vision + Execution: Steve Jobs Understood Procurement’s Importance to Apple’s Success
On Monday, I introduced (or re-introduced) our readers to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., in an article entitled Think Different, which included an excerpt from the the book, Steve... Read more
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Think Different.
I was able to get away for a few days last week to a favorite destination in Vermont and have returned completely recharged and geared up for a busy and... Read more
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Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)
In doing research on how different organizations attack procurement fraud, I became very impressed by the level of detail included in the United Nations’ policies. In particular, I think the... Read more
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Examples of Procurement Fraud
Publisher’s Note: Procurement fraud is a complex topic and one we take very seriously. For more information on procurement fraud, make sure to review the “Related Articles” at the bottom... Read more
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What is Fraud?
As I was reviewing our coverage of Procurement Fraud, and looking at how to best summarize it (something I will do at the end of the series), I realized that... Read more
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How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud
Long time readers of this site know that I am a strong advocate for eSourcing. I am an advocate based upon extensive first-hand experience developing, using, researching, and evaluating eSourcing... Read more
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Fifteen Top Tips to Limit Procurement Fraud – Payments Edition
Our procurement fraud series began with the premise that procurement fraud is an issue for public AND private enterprises although we read more about it in the public sector. As... Read more