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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
The Greening of Procurement (Part 2)
November 3, 2011
The Environmental Connection? What does this mean in terms of environmental considerations? One might conclude that those organizations that fail to adapt to a new reality and are therefore destined to mediocrity at best or extinction at worst, are less inclined to embrace innovative imperatives such as sustainable capitalism. Others might suggest that the newer […]
Posted in: Commentary, Green Procurement
The Greening of Procurement (Part 1)
November 2, 2011
Cannibals With Forks? “In our rapidly evolving capitalist economies, where it is in the natural order of things for corporations to devour competing corporations, for industries to carve up and digest other industries, one emerging form of capitalism with a fork – sustainable capitalism – would certainly constitute real progress.” From Cannibals With Forks – […]
Posted in: Commentary, Green Procurement
The Greening of Procurement: 5-Part Series discusses how sustainability focus is influencing our buying decisions
October 31, 2011
Like pulling out the old tuxedo for a wedding or high school reunion, last week’s post (October 26th, Procurement Insights) on Rosslyn Analytic’s collaborative launch of a spend intelligence app focused on quantifying the environmental impact of business activities, brought to mind a white paper I had written in 2008 on the Greening of Procurement. […]
Posted in: Commentary, Green Procurement
Measuring Klout in the purchasing world paints a revealing picture as to who the real market influencers are . . .
October 27, 2011
According to a recent Wall Street Journal video on Klout, an application they referred to as being the most effective means by which to quantify one’s true reach and influence in the world of social media and social networking, yours truly appears to have garnered a solid score, surpassing industry traditionalists such as Jason Busch and […]
Posted in: Commentary, Social Networking
For the majority of vendors moving into the realms of sustainability procurement technology, it is either a sign of desperation or distraction but . . . with Rosslyn it’s just another crack in their egg
October 26, 2011
Don’t bite off more than you can chew, or avoid starting a new project until the present project is completed, are axioms that immediately come to mind when I consider the efforts on the part of some vendors to find that all important traction that ultimately leads to the scalability of their business model. In […]
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A West Virginia woman reminds me that not everything can be calculated or measured on a balance sheet . . .
October 18, 2011
As a writer who has penned 3 books and fast approaching 2,000 articles and white papers since beginning my “new career” in earnest just a little more than 4 years ago, one ultimately hopes that their writing will resonate with at least one person out there in the vastness that is the virtual realms of […]
Posted in: Commentary, Reader Comment
Pharma Supply Chains (Part 2): The Optional Supply Chain
October 17, 2011
We’ve discussed why the vast majority of pharma companies will have to build supply chains with new manufacturing, distribution and service-management techniques, and some of the developments that can help them. But what route should they take? from the PwC White Paper “Pharma 2020: Supplying the future: Which path will you take?” Considering the concern […]
Posted in: Commentary, Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharma Supply Chains (Part 1): A problem of focus versus avarice?
October 11, 2011
A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) entitled “Supplying The Future: Which Path Will You Take?”, believes that the pharmaceutical supply chain will not be able to cope with new products as it is inefficient and underused. The reason for this conclusion is that PwC believe pharmaceutical companies are too focused on developing new products and regulatory […]
Posted in: Commentary, Pharmaceutical Industry
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canucks . . .
October 10, 2011
To all of my readers North of the 49th Parallel . . . A Very Happy Thanksgiving! And another example as to why football and turkey make such a great combo . . . Congratulations to Anthony Calvillo on becoming the all-time passing record holder in professional football during this afternoon’s game! 30
Posted in: Commentary
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Does your office have a Creed Bratton? Ours Does!
November 5, 2011
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The following post is from the new The Remarkable Leader Blog by renown Leadership, Image, Etiquette and Branding Specialist Roz Usheroff. “Creed Bratton has a very dark side to him. His resourcefulness and duplicity are his defining traits along with his at times bizarre behavior and ignorance of the modern world. In the episode “Take Your Daughter […]