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QStrat and the Advent of the Virtual Buyers Kiosk
When QStrat’s Managing Director Steve Wargalla contacted me about his company’s latest and greatest technological breakthrough, I immediately thought of the ubiquitous influence of the ATM machines that are as prevalent around the globe as the air that we breath. In short, the words Virtual Buyers Kiosk flashed across my mind, and how this spark […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
Stockholm Dispatch 4 – Ericsson, IBX Capgemini and Thomas Cook PowerPoints Paint a Simply Powerful Picture
October 12, 2010
In an earlier dispatch from the IBX Capgemini conference in Stockholm this past week I talked about the “integrity of sharing” that marked one of the best conferences with which I have had the privilege to be a part. The candor, unique insights and meaningful expertise created a truly collaborative environment in which participants and […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed, PI Window on Business (Show)
Stockholm Dispatch 3 – Integrity of Sharing a Key Aspect of the IBX Capgemini Summit
October 10, 2010
While I am sitting here in the Airport in New Jersey (and please no comments about contests in which first prize is a week in New Jersey, while second prize is two weeks in New Jersey), I thought that I would get off a quick dispatch about the just concluded IBX Capgemini Summit in Stockholm, […]
Stockholm Dispatch 2 – Ariba’s Costello “Here I Go Again”
October 8, 2010
I don’t know where I’m goin but I sure know where I’ve been hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday. An’ I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time but here I go again, here I go again. Lyrics from the White Snake Song “Here I Go Again” You leave the […]
Posted in: Commentary
Stockholm Dispatch 1 – IBX Capgemeni Purchasing Executive Summit’s Theme of “Less Is More” Delivers a Powerful “More” in Terms of Understanding Purchasing’s True Reach
October 7, 2010
I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to have arrived in Stockholm a day early, (the site for the 10th Annual IBX Capgemeni Purchasing Executive Summit), for many reasons beyond the time it afforded me to take great pictures of a truly amazing city (two of which I am pleased to share with you below). […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed
Generation Y Learning – a vision of students today
October 5, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog Bill McAneny, acclaimed author of the best-selling book ‘Frankenstein’s Manager’ which outlines why management training does not lead to better-performing managers, has embarked on writing a series on the way different generations learn, and its impact on the make-up of the changing workforce. A truly remarkable film […]
Posted in: Commentary, Guest Posting
eWorld Dispatch 2 – The Hackett Group’s Chris Sawchuk Delivered a Unique Keynote on Procurement Agility
October 4, 2010
The following is a re-post from the Essential Connections Blog It is always interesting to hear individuals such as The Hackett Group’s Chris Sawchuk speak at events such as eWorld 2010 for a variety of reasons including to gain a perspective on how analyst firms view the world of procurement and supply chain practice. As […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed
Generation Z Learning and the Impact on Procurement as a Profession
October 4, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog Bill McAneny, acclaimed author of the best-selling book ‘Frankenstein’s Manager’ which outlines why management training does not lead to better-performing managers, has embarked on writing a series on the way different generations learn, and its impact on the make-up of the changing workforce. In terms of procurement […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
In The Thick of It is British Television (and Politics) at its Very Best!
October 2, 2010
Not unexpectedly, when I traveled to London this past week to give a lecture on the economic impact of supply chain globalization, as well as broadcast several of the key sessions from eWorld 2010, I made a point of picking-up a few mementos of the trip. The usual things actually, including stuffed pillows with cute […]
Posted in: Commentary
eWorld Dispatch 1 – Roundtable on Outsourcing and Security in the Cloud Challenges
September 29, 2010
The following is a re-post from the Essential Connections Blog Broadcasting to both a virtual audience as well as a live audience simultaneously is exciting and energizing in that you have a rare opportunity to not only hear but see the reactions to a tremendously interesting and insightful guest panel, whose positions on the subject […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed
Procurement Insights 
October 13, 2010
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