CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues - In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers
So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on…
F/X Effects
I have the great fortune to be working on an interesting strategy consulting project (procurement-related) for a multi-national that will keep me in Europe for the next few weeks. I…
ROA – Yes, Suppliers Are Assets
Short week, short article: How many procurement departments treat their suppliers like assets? While I believe that many procurement groups act like they “own” their suppliers, based upon the terms…
Supplier Discovery
dis·cov·er \dis-kə-vər\ verb: (1): to make known or visible; (2): to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time; On Monday, 46 or 47 of the 50 US States…
Shhhhhhhhh! – (Tricks) To Catch a Fraudster
In our recent procurement fraud series, we intentionally chose not to share a few of the tricks that are commonly used by auditors and fraud specialists to catch potential fraudsters.…
Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies
We hope you have enjoyed our procurement fraud prevention series series and we hope we have successfully made the case that procurement fraud prevention is something that needs to be…
Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 2)
Our procurement fraud series continues today with our anti-fraud expert (and star of the upcoming television series "CSI: Procurement") Matt Rogers, a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice at…
Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 1)
Today, we are pleased to bring a fraud and accounting forensics expert into our discussion of Procurement Fraud Prevention: Matt Rogers, a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice of…
(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…