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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Procurement’s Most Wanted List: Who Are The Next Gen Rebels?
December 23, 2023
Procurement's Most Wanted 2024!
Posted in: Commentary
Is “Too Good To Go” a Procurement Solution App, Environmental Service, Supply Chain & Logistics Provider, or Market Intelligence Company?
December 22, 2023
Who is this, and what do they do?
Posted in: Commentary
What’s The Cure For Solution Map Migraine?
December 22, 2023
Build strong relationships and call me in the morning! ;)
Posted in: Commentary
Why did Barilla Group Choose o9 Solutions to support them with the “digital transformation of their supply chains?”
December 20, 2023
How much will the new client's name - in this case, Barilla- influence your decision to engage o9 Solutions?
Posted in: Commentary
Why procurement solution providers have to adopt a “LOSS LEADER” mindset to succeed in an overcrowded market
December 19, 2023
How does Tide detergent hold the key to future solution provider success?
Posted in: Commentary
To better understand the use of generative AI in procurement, you must first understand agent-based modeling and strand commonality.
December 18, 2023
RIDDLE: What do abacuses, calculators, and generative AI have in common?
Posted in: Commentary
The future is plastics, Benjamin!
December 17, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: My response to a post about recycling plastic is below. While I was unable to access the video, here is what I appreciated about your post, Kerstin Benden: 1. An earnest effort is being made to recycle these products 2. You provide an alternative voice to those who say that the recycling of […]
Posted in: Commentary
Post #2,000
December 15, 2023
As one of the first procurement industry bloggers, if you told me on May 18th, 2007, that in December 2023, I would still be penning my thoughts on the Procurement Insights blog, I probably would not have believed you. Here is the link to my very first post: Welcome to Procurement Insights. As a side note, […]
Posted in: Commentary
6 reasons why global supply chains are shifting . . . shifting . . . shifting . . . into the future
December 14, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s 1,999th Procurement Insights post is inspired by David Shillingford’s LinkedIn post about Supply Chain Dive’s December 13th article. It is also inspired by the Steve Miller Band song Fly Like an Eagle. Here is my take: Except for a few differences, e.g., the players and corresponding details, the six reasons cited in the […]
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Procurement Insights 
Does the Dr. Epstein Post represent the long-awaited hope that we have finally moved away from equation-based modeling?
December 26, 2023
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Who should be the conductor of procurement's process orchestration success?