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PI Sponsor Bulletin: New Online Tool For Purchasers To Provide Wealth Of Information (Next Level Purchasing)

October 10, 2008

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PITTSBURGH, PA – September 30, 2008 – The ability to find purchasing information in a pinch is an invaluable tool for a purchaser and now procurement professionals can find the reliable and relevant purchasing information they want online, without the clutter.  PurchSearch, a custom search engine created by SPSM® Certification provider Next Level Purchasing, searches […]

Beyond Lean Six Sigma, the hidden IP value in contracts and bridging the procedural – operational gap in the acquisition of services

August 1, 2008

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Based on the initial level of positive response it is clear that you have noticed that I have launched a Sponsorship Program for the Procurement Insights Blog. As you know, I have historically resisted previous sponsorship overtures as a means of maintaining the highest degree of neutrality in my articles and white papers.  However, it […]

Career Exchange Post Notification (Ref. No. 1-Jul30-2008)

July 30, 2008

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  The following position has been posted on the Procurement Insights Career Exchange Page (http://www.procureinsights.wordpress.com/procurement-insights-career-exchange/).   If you have a position that you would like to list, or would like to indicate your availability to pursue a position with another organization, please send your information in confidence to jwhansen@sympatico.ca. Senior Facility Location Consultant Post Date: […]

eWorld 2008 – My First Time in Europe!

July 13, 2008

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  “eWorld Purchasing and Supply is the UK’s most comprehensive forum focusing exclusively on the full range of emerging issues and new technologies for procurement and supply chain applications, using an innovative educational format to deliver high-value content for senior purchasing and supply chain executives.”   I am honored that my first engagement in Europe […]

Career Exchange Post Notification (Ref. No. 2-Jul9-2008)

July 9, 2008

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  The following position has been posted on the Procurement Insights Career Exchange Page (http://www.procureinsights.wordpress.com/procurement-insights-career-exchange/).   If you have a position that you would like to list, or would like to indicate your availability to pursue a position with another organization, please send your information in confidence to jwhansen@sympatico.ca.   Senior Procurement/Expense Manager Post Date: […]

Conference Season in Full Swing

May 27, 2008

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Hello everyone.   I know that it has been a week or two since my last post but I have been traveling to speak at conferences throughout the country.  In fact I just returned from the annual PMAC Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  It was quite an event in which there was no shortage of […]

Hansen Consulting and Seminars New Credit Certificate Program

May 5, 2008

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  Whenever you purchase a Hansen Consulting and Seminars Inc white paper or service, you will receive a $25 HCSI credit certificate towards your next purchase.   Accumulating knowledge through sharing knowledge!   Whenever someone you have referred purchases a Hansen Consulting and Seminars Inc white paper or service, you will receive an HCSI $25 credit certificate towards your next purchase.  […]

KM Value Network (Ontario Knowledge Cluster) Launched

March 27, 2008

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Introduction When organizations such as Boeing (http://kmblogs.com/public/blog/188133) refer to a complex adaptive network, what they are really discussing is using an agent-based model whereby the unique operating attributes of key stakeholders are first understood individually and then (through a collaborative effort) are linked collectively through establishing what they refer to as “flow paths.”  This latter […]

The Procurement Insights Blog is now Available in Chinese

March 14, 2008

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Over the past six months the Procurement insights Blog has been picked-up in various forms such as simulposts, URL Links, association web sites as well as cross-pollination exchanges with other blogs.  So needless to say, we are happy that the PI Blog is now available in Chinese. With a combined (and growing) syndicated network that reaches an […]

Inaugural Issue of eVA Connections introduced by the Commonwealth of Virginia

March 11, 2008

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In an effort to continue building on the growing success of their eVA program, the Commonwealth of Virginia published the first issue of their new e-newsletter eVA Connections. Leading with a catchy and yes timely front page headline eVA: Connecting Small Business To Virginia Government Contracting, the e-newsletter is focused on bringing “together the businesses, […]