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What financial impact will Walmart’s decision to remove hazardous chemicals from some of the products it sells have on its supply chain? by Jon Hansen
March 5, 2014
“Walmart and Sam’s Club believe that customers/members should not have to choose between products that they can afford and products that are better for them and the environment.” A March 4th sustainablebrands.com article by Mike Hower was interesting on so many levels. As someone whose family has eschewed factory food in favor of cooking healthy […]
Posted in: Commentary
Rashed Procurement Leaders post on procurement skills important, interesting and promising by Jon Hansen
March 4, 2014
As a parent of 4 kids under the age of 8, I did not realize how big they had gotten until I returned home from a fairly recent 4-day speaking engagement. Now for those who do not have children, 4 days may not seem like a long time. However for those out there who do, […]
Posted in: Commentary
March Break (Radio) Madness? by Jon Hansen
March 3, 2014
Okay, right off the bat I am going to acknowledge the fact that the NCAA March Madness event is hands down the big news this month. And yes, I do usually watch the games into the wee hours of the night, strategically flipping between different channels so has not to miss any of the action. […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show)
Bridging the gap between PPP promise and successful outcomes by Andy Akrouche
February 28, 2014
Originally posted on Relational Contracting Intelligence Blog:
“Recent failures, bailouts, and excessive costs show that the risk analyses and value-for-money accounting used to justify P3s are clearly flawed and cover up the true costs and risks for the public.” Such as the one from which the above excerpt has been taken, there are no shortages…
Posted in: Guest Posting
Philadelphia Freedom: Is this the beginning of the end of the traditional RFP process? by Jon Hansen
February 27, 2014
“One of the reasons we don’t necessarily think RFPs are the best way to engage the creative insights of entrepreneurs and some of the most effective problem solvers in our society today is that we prescribe a solution in an RFP. There’s no opportunity for an entrepreneur or innovator to really work with a city […]
Posted in: Commentary
New Intel case study provides interesting insight in terms of supplier accessibility
February 27, 2014
The following Intel Case Study is quite interesting in terms of demonstrating how the emerging B2B world is transitioning to a more nimble technological platform that provides equal access across a company’s supply base regardless of vendor size. Or to put it another way, we have come a long way since the limiting days of […]
Posted in: News & Updates, White Papers
Does controversial IBM presentation to federal government panning SMEs still hold true today? by Jon Hansen
February 25, 2014
Nearly 9 years ago, I received an e-mail from Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance President and CEO John Reid. In it, he shared with me the comments from a less than happy vendor who related the details of a presentation by Neil McPhedran from IBM regarding the creation of the new SME Office and the company’s […]
Posted in: Commentary
Variables in the Adoption of Auctions in Procurement by Kelly Barner & Alun Rafique
February 24, 2014
Editor’s Note: When Kelly Barner and Alun Rafique submitted this post on the variables in the adoption of auctions, they hit close to home in terms of an area of procurement about which I have a great deal of experience and expertise. For several years my research into the utilization of advanced algorithms within the […]
Posted in: Guest Posting, Reverse AUctions
What we can learn from Walmart regarding eCommerce network fees by Ronald Duncan
February 20, 2014
Originally posted on In The Cloud:
In reading Duncan Jones’ recent Procurement Leaders article Are eCommerce Network Fees For Suppliers A Barrier Too Far?, his reference to pricing model penalization reminded me of a 2007 article I read by Jon Hansen titled Public Sector Procurement and the Walmart Effect. Even though the Jones article had…
Posted in: Guest Posting
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Forbes article about ERPs moving to the cloud is, according to Oracle’s Ellison, gibberish by Jon Hansen
March 6, 2014
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Sometimes you just have to shake your head and wonder if anyone remembers what they said in the past and how it comes across today. For example, back in 2008 Oracle’s Larry Ellison said that “we have redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do.” Dismissing it with the fashion industry analogy that […]