The “CPO Bump”
While the cost of some marketing programs can be excessive, effective campaigns can pay huge dividends for many years. One of the most challenging aspects in all of marketing is…
Meadwestvaco’s Total P2P Package
Chris Osen, Vice President of Supply Management at Meadwestvaco ("MWV") took the presentation baton from me at the NAPP Conference (after I took it from Bill Dempsey) and delivered a…
P2P Tastes Great at MillerCoors
Bill Dempsey, Director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing at MillerCoors ("MC") kicked off the 18th Annual NAPP Conference in Marina Del Rey this past Monday with a Keynote Address entitled…
10 for 2010: Strategies to Improve Accounts Payable
I have a good feeling about Accounts Payable (AP) in this decade. In recent years, there has been increasing momentum within the marketplace for AP transformation. Not the kind of…
What’s Past is Prologue!
When business historians reflect on the first decade of the new millennium, the broad-based transformation that occurred within the average enterprise’s procurement department will be on the list of top…