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Washington State Shares Top Spot in 2008 PEW Center Report The next State I will be reviewing in my continuing series on the findings of the 2008 PEW Center Grading the States Report is Washington. Provided in the context of a 2005 detailed analysis of the University of Washington’s procurement practice, in which I closely […]
Virginia is Ranked Number 1 in 2008 PEW Center Report
March 4, 2008
In yet another example of the value of collaboration over compliance the Commonwealth of Virginia was ranked alongside the States of Washington and Utah as a top performer in the PEW Center’s Grading the States 2008 report. According to the PEW organization’s web site the report, which is designed to assess the “quality of management […]
Procurement Insights “Syndication” Network Continues To Grow
March 3, 2008
Since launching the Procurement Insights Blog in May of 2007 distribution of our posts and corresponding articles through an expanding network of publications and web sites means that PI is now reaching tens of thousands of readers around the globe. While we still have a predominantly North American readership base, over the next few months […]
SME’s Once Again Voice Concerns Over Government of Canada Shared Services Strategy
February 22, 2008
While I am on the road this week in Houston at a speaking engagement, recent developments from the home front regarding the Government of Canada’s “Managed Services” initiative has again raised alarms within the Canadian SME community. Based on initial comments received from senior industry representatives, the concerns are fueled by the belief that the […]
An Invitation to Join the New CATA Global Supply (Chain) Practices Hub
February 14, 2008
Dear Procurement Insights Reader You will have recently received a media release from CATAAlliance, regarding my appointment as Chief Architect and facilitator of the CATAAlliance Supply (Chain) social network hub. For those of you unfamiliar with CATAAlliance, they are a business association recognized for thought leader, serving a core membership of 28,000 executives. CATA’s support […]
The Supply Chain Bloggers Council: Your Assurance of Accuracy and Integrity
February 8, 2008
Motivated in large part by a recent guest post by Eric Strovink in Spend Matters regarding the emergence of Bloggers as the new Analysts of the Supply Chain industry, I am pleased to announce that the Supply Chain Bloggers (SCB) Council has been approved as a new group within the Linked In Community. As a result […]
New Seminars for Supply Chain Professionals
February 4, 2008
To complement our critically acclaimed conference series The Changing Face of Procurement, we are pleased to introduce the following new seminars: Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (2-Day Seminar) Awareness of the continuing high-rate of ERP/IT-based e-procurement initiative failures to deliver expected results is now entering mainstream consciousness. While vendors and those associated with the recommendation and […]
Happy New Year! Coming Soon – New Format for 2008
January 7, 2008
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my readers for a great 2007. The feedback that I have received since launching the Procurement Insights Blog in May has been tremendous. In an effort to enhance your experience, we will be introducing a new format in January which will include the addition of […]
Strong Market Response to “Insights” Provided by New Book
December 19, 2007
Referencing many of the topics covered in his critically acclaimed seminars including The Changing Face of Procurement and Dangerous Supply Chain Myths, Jon Hansen’s new book (The Purchasing Professional’s Guide to the Trends, Methodologies and Technologies that are Changing Business Forever) promises to provide new and unique insights into the emerging practices that will reshape […]
Book Excerpt: The Purchasing Professional’s Guide to the Trends, Methodologies and Technologies that are Changing Business Forever
December 11, 2007
After considerable prompting from my agent and publisher as well as the many professionals who have attended my conferences over the past year, I am pleased to announce that the first in a series of books and tutorials based on my extensive research and experiences will be available in early 2008. Titled “The Purchasing Professional’s […]
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