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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Will expanding casual Fridays to the rest of the week encourage more workers to return to “office life?”
September 13, 2022
Would a flexible policy on work attire encourage you to return to working from the office?
Posted in: Commentary
Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? (A 2009 Procurement Insights White Paper Revisited)
September 3, 2022
Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR still relevant today?
Posted in: Commentary
To Pay or Not To Pay – What Would Your Suppliers Say About You?
September 2, 2022
Why is it important to make timely payments to your suppliers - especially SMEs?
Posted in: Commentary
As a procurement professional, would you rather work for a large or small company, or go independent as a contractor?
September 2, 2022
From a personal career standpoint, is your company's success your success?
Posted in: Podcasts
Digital Readiness: How To Build A Digital Culture That Embraces The Future Rather Than Fears It
September 1, 2022
Why do procurement professionals fear digital strategy implementation the most?
Posted in: Commentary, Digital Transformation
How Painful Are the Hidden Costs of an ESG Strategy?
August 17, 2022
Given procurement's traditional focus on costs, have we calculated the true cost of an ESG strategy?
In Excess: How Target and Walmart are struggling with more inventory than they can sell
August 16, 2022
How can digital technology such as sourcing solutions help procurement to better manage inventory?
Posted in: Commentary
Certification: What is the earning potential in the public sector versus the private sector?
August 12, 2022
Why would you choose a procurement career in the public sector versus the private sector (or vice versa)?
Posted in: Commentary, PI Poll
Governance In the Value Chain: Do Your Suppliers Really Have a Voice?
August 10, 2022
How much of a voice do your suppliers have in your relationship with them - are they transactional order takers or strategic partners?
Posted in: webinars
Procurement Insights 
To what degree as the C-Suite’s view of procurement’s role and contributions today changed/improved from the past?
September 17, 2022
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I just read a thought-provoking post by Philip Ideson lamenting the fact that procurement people are generally viewed as being dinosaurs. Here is my comment to his post.