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With the failure of the electric car concept in America what impact will this have on the lithium ion battery global supply chain? (Part 2)
December 2, 2011
If, however, there are 30 CDs produced and demand is still at 20, the price will not be pushed up because the supply more than accommodates demand. In fact after the 20 consumers have been satisfied with their CD purchases, the price of the leftover CDs may drop as CD producers attempt to sell the […]
Posted in: Commentary, Green Procurement
Blinded by familiarity, Jason Busch gets called out by a vendor for missing the mark
December 1, 2011
However, we took slight offence to his comment “Still, as far as we’re aware, Ariba is the first provider in the Spend Management sector of any material size/market share in a given product area to make a product free for buying organizations.” Why are we offended? Well, Jason himself reviewed our free e-Sourcing offering over five […]
Posted in: Commentary
With the failure of the electric car concept in America what impact will this have on the lithium ion battery global supply chain? (Part 1)
December 1, 2011
The coming glut of automotive lithium ion batteries will make for quite a fire sale. Forecasts made as recently as three months ago predicted that electric cars would become the leading application for lithium ion batteries by 2015, surpassing laptop PCs and other handheld devices. Who are they kidding? How many portable electronic devices do […]
Posted in: Automotive Industry, Commentary
Will the courts ultimately become a key part of the government tendering process?
November 30, 2011
NOTE: This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog. It seems apparent that the new rules have made it easier for suppliers to challenge. More information must be provided to suppliers losing a procurement competition and suppliers can now halt the award of a contract through an ‘automatic suspension’ mechanism if court action has been […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
Howlett ZDNet post on cloud governance speaks to another Y2K type of fanaticism that is more hype than substance
November 29, 2011
The more important point is whether it matters in the first place. Hands up all those who know about employee group behavior that is wreaking havoc inside the enterprise as a result of bringing in unauthorised iPhones? I haven’t heard of such a case. I doubt we would except a long time after the event. […]
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Commentary
Lack of understanding by those affected the most in Higher Education sector by the Congressional Super Committee’s failure to reach an accord troubling
November 29, 2011
“The problem is that people don’t understand when they hear about the Super Committee or the debt ceiling,” said Connelly, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “It sounds lumpy and hard to understand, but students need to get involved.” from November 28th, 2011 Daily Targum article “Super Committee cuts threaten higher education budget” by […]
Posted in: Commentary, Higher Education
24/7 Wall Street has predicted the demise of the Nokia brand in 2012 . . . if it’s true then one might ask if effective supply chain risk management actually matters
November 25, 2011
I have to tell you that predicting Nokia’s demise may be a little off the mark… they have a solid manufacturing infrastructure and excellent risk management principles in place that have in the past led to increased customer satisfaction and revenues. Here is a reference article citing an amazing example of how proper planning results […]
Posted in: 2012 Predictions, Commentary
Dan Schawbel’s post on who’s to blame for Generation Y’s high turnover is not a matter of finding fault but understanding an inevitable change
November 23, 2011
NOTE: The following is a guest post I wrote for the new Remarkable Leader Blog. While I must admit that I never gave much thought to the subject of generational differences in the workplace, the concept of generational divides entered my consciousness in 2008 when I spoke at a conference for a Canadian purchasing association […]
Posted in: Commentary
Ahead of the curve with 2012 predictions . . . Five Predictions for Chief Information Officers
November 23, 2011
As we continue with Part-2 in our mini 3-Part ahead of the curve prediction series, in today’s post we will once again be looking to the prognosticating genius of the folks at Rosslyn Analytics to provide their take on what is likely going to happen within the world of Chief Information Officer’s in 2012. The […]
Posted in: 2012 Predictions
Procurement Insights 
Reference to Busch being blinded by familiarity and the decline of the old guard leads to a few interesting questions over the weekend
December 5, 2011
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Last week’s commentary surrounding the post in the Strategic Sourcer Blog regarding Spend Matters Jason Busch’s condescending dismissal of WhyAbe while touting Ariba within the context of free e-Sourcing solution viability has caused quite a stir. In fact I received an e-mail over the weekend that asked about the decline of the old guard and […]