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A Living Wage by Dr. Gordon Murray
Editor’s Note: The following is a post by Dr. Gordon Murray from our Procurement Insights European Union Edition Blog, that raises what I believe is a very interesting overall question . . . to what degree should public sector procurement be used as a lever to achieve social and economic policy objectives. Ed Miliband is […]
Posted in: Procurement Insights EU
Does the UK’s new Crown Commercial Service represent the future of public sector procurement? by Jon Hansen
July 24, 2013
A corporate-style overhaul of the way the government buys up to £12bn of goods and services will be announced today as ministers try to use the spur of austerity to change the way Whitehall operates and make savings of around £1bn a year. from the July 23rd, 2013 Financial Times article Business-style agency to run […]
With Serco is it a case of one bad apple spoiling the entire corporate barrel? by Jon Hansen
July 19, 2013
Last week , the Procurement Insights European Union Edition was one of the very first blogs to report on the news that the Minister of Justice Chris Grayling had announced that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had been called in to investigate G4S and Serco. Grayling indicated that there was evidence that both companies had […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
How NOT to Follow a Strategic Sourcing Process by Kelly Barner
July 16, 2013
I recently wrote an article for the ThomasNet Procurement Journal about the dangers of following the strategic sourcing process too closely. As well intentioned as any process is, over time, it is not uncommon for it to stand in for the THOUGHT process. We’ve all made the mistake of forgetting to think outside the lines, […]
Posted in: Guest Posting, Public Sector Procurement
BREAKING NEWS: Evidence of fraud on the part of government suppliers G4S and Serco reported by Minister of Justice by Colin Cram
July 11, 2013
Share prices of G4S and Serco dropped sharply today as Chris Grayling, the Minister of Justice, announced that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been asked to investigate G4S. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23272708 He said that there was evidence that both companies had overcharged the UK government by 10s of £millions for contracts related to tagging criminal offenders. […]
Posted in: Procurement Insights EU
Forrester’s Duncan Jones and His Big Bang Theory Relating to Market Evolution by Jon Hansen
July 10, 2013
“I don’t see any evidence that this product was at all significant in IBM’s decision to acquire Emptoris, let alone be “based on the acquisition” as you seem to be suggesting. Its too early to expect IBM to have coherent plans for what to do with its services procurement product, and while it doesn’t fit […]
Posted in: Commentary
Edward Snowden’s Impact on Your Supply Chain by Kelly Barner
July 3, 2013
Edward Snowden is the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor that is currently a fugitive from justice. According to a June 23rd article on CNN, “Snowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
Recent Zycus video demonstrates that even though you are “on” social media doesn’t mean you are “in” social media by Jon Hansen
June 30, 2013
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Back in 2010 I produced a PI Inquisitive Eye Internet TV segment titled Spend Intelligence & Botox in which Zycus was the sponsor. Even though it was a test broadcast that was based on a […]
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Our newest PI European Edition columnist Tim Cummins offers interesting insight into IACCM’s Negotiated Terms Study by Jon Hansen
June 27, 2013
As our Procurement Insights European Union Edition takes off under the deft and insightful management of Chief Editor Colin Cram, I am very pleased to announce the addition of another new contributing columnist to the team. IACCM’s Tim Cummins is one of those individuals who bring a much needed perspective to an industry in transition. […]
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Did industry analysts turn a blind eye to long-standing problems? by Jon Hansen
June 25, 2013
BPM estimates the dollar loss at “tens of billions” each year as a result of obsolete, redundant and unused software . . . The court fights that preceded word Monday that Oracle and PeopleSoft finally agreed to merge shed some light on software companies’ knowledge of enterprise software’s failings. The gems unearthed include this Microsoft […]
Posted in: Commentary
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