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(Procurement) Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important
Our recent focus on procurement fraud which began here with coverage of one Bad Apple and was followed here with a discussion of different CPO strategies , including those of... Read more
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Fraud Prevention (2) – CPO Strategies
Today, we follow up on our last article, which discussed procurement fraud and Apple’s bad apple, Paul Shin Devine, who has been accused of taking more than $1 million in... Read more
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Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples
Proverb: One bad apple spoils the barrel Scientific Fact: One bad apple spoils the barrel Organizational Behavior Research: A bad apple (at work) can spoil the barrel Bad Apples –... Read more
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Mario Mosca – Energizing Procurement at Enel (Part 1)
Two speaking engagements in Northern Italy in the last two months and each time I have had the pleasure of preceding Mario Mosca, Head of Procurement, Processes and Systems, Business... Read more
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Universal Challenge: Aligning Processes and Systems (Part 2)
The tough, tough loss by the Celtics last night against a tough, tough defense of the Lakers had two sure results – (1) my start to writing today’s article would... Read more
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Universal Challenge: Aligning Processes and Systems (Part 1)
I’m sitting in on a panel discussion today with two long-standing industry pros (consultants, not CPO-types) at an all-hands procurement department meeting for a large company. The panel is broken... Read more