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ISM CEO Tom Derry’s Procurement Unplugged Interview by Jon Hansen
Celebrating their 100th year at their upcoming conference in Phoenix, I had the opportunity to catch-up with the Institute for Supply Management’s Chief Executive Officer Tom Derry yesterday afternoon on my PI Window on the World radio show. While we talked briefly about the conference, as well as ISM’s teaming with ThomasNet.com to launch the first Top […]
Going Paperless In The Electronic Age? by Jon Hansen
October 10, 2014
“We would like to think that we are taking paper across the electronic divide.” Out of a discussion that was rich with interesting insights regarding the concept of the paperless office, Invu’s Stuart Evans’ words about crossing the electronic divide stood out for many reasons. The fact is that while the paperless office has been […]
Bridging The Relational Divide Between Public and Private Sector Procurement by Jon Hansen
August 27, 2014
On Thursday, September 4th, 2014, I will be interviewing Kate Vitasek regarding her take on what it means to be relational in terms of complex contracting in both the private and public sectors. Kate is an Author, Educator, and the Architect of the Vested Business Model. She is currently Faculty, lead researcher Vested at the […]
IBMs acquisition of Emptoris: So there was a plan after all by Jon Hansen
June 25, 2014
In my post yesterday regarding Oracle’s acquisition of Micros Systems I wrote the following: The only concern I have is whether or not Oracle will screw things up by seeking to assimilate Micros into its culture, as opposed to capitalizing on its core or indigenous strengths. In its purchase of Emptoris, IBM recognized that company’s […]
ThomasNet.com: The Quiet Evolution of Dependable Certainty by Jon Hansen
April 7, 2014
Like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, there are some things you just take for granted without really giving it much conscious thought. For those of us who have been in the purchasing industry for more years than we would care to admit, we can recall the days of frayed […]
Being named one of Blog Talk Radio’s top hosts an unexpected honor
August 12, 2013
When I aired my first show on Blog Talk Radio back on March 26th, 2009 I would have never imagined that I would one day pass the 650 episode mark, let alone be selected as one of the Network’s Top 300 hosts. With 15,000 hosts airing a mind boggling number of shows every day, it […]
Next week’s line-up of shows features interviews with execs from IBM and Xchanging by Jon Hansen
May 10, 2013
While the world of procurement is never boring, some week’s have an added pop to them in that you get an opportunity to cover two of the hottest stories that are trending at a particular moment in time. On Tuesday, May 14th at 12:00 Noon EST, I will be airing my interview with Alisa Maclin, […]
Denali’s Kamber sheds an interesting light on procurement industry changes
September 11, 2012
Over the past few months I have seen with increasing frequency, the long-anticipated shift within the global enterprise as it relates to the traditional roles of finance, IT and of course procurement. The functional silos of each one are dissolving into a collective (some like to say holistic) understanding of the entire operation, including the […]
Procurement Insights welcomes Dr. John Rigby as a regular columnist to talk about leveraging public procurement to drive innovation
July 5, 2012
On June 28th I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. John Rigby who is one of the UK’s top experts and champions on leveraging public sector procurement as a tool to drive innovation. In the 30 minute segment titled “Public Procurement and Innovation: Towards a European Scheme,” Dr. Rigby provided an interesting perspective on what […]
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