Sourcing Archives - Page 49 of 53 - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Non-Price Attributes: Quality & Past Performance

By Andrew Bartolini January 20, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

Last week we introduced a discussion on the use of non-price attributes in evaluating supplier bids and awarding contracts. This week, we continue the conversation by discussing specific non-price attributes…

Sourcing & Supplier Selection – Non-Price Attributes (Market Share)

By Andrew Bartolini January 17, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

Beyond price, what criteria do you typically use to award your supplier contracts? That’s the question we’ll try to answer today (and in this new series) as we share our…

Sourcing & Supplier Selection – Non-Price Attributes (1)

By Andrew Bartolini January 13, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

Yes, we've been spending a fair amount of time talking about ePayables in recent weeks and we hope you've enjoyed it (we did after all, just announce the publication of…

“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring “Sourcing in the 2010s” Report

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2011Articles, Events, General, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few "promotions"- including our sponsors and our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so make…

Bridging the Social Media Gap (Use Case Example)

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Today is the third article focused on our view of the potential impact that social networking will have in reshaping Supply Management (or B2B or P2P relationships). The first -…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)

By Andrew Bartolini November 15, 2011Articles, General, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

Today, our final answer to the question: Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (2)

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar - Strategic Imperatives of Procurement: People, Process & Technology - (you can view it by clicking here - registration required) that was sponsored…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (1)

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar (which was really more of a Q&A session than a traditional webinar) that was sponsored by Zycus. This event allowed me to tackle…

Attention Sourcing Professionals – A Few Recommendations

By Andrew Bartolini November 3, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Tuesday afternoon I participated in a webinar/Q&A session that allowed me to tackle a series of hot topic questions [I'll post the archive when it becomes available]. One question that…

Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Iasta (2)

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2011Articles, General, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of…