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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Will the Ghost of Harold Kutner Still Haunt the Corridors of the New GM?
In a May 15th, 2000 Business Week article Harold Kutner was referred to as an “old school purchasing guy with a reputation for playing hardball with suppliers.” Amongst his heralded “accomplishments” at the time was the fact that he was the driving “force behind the auto industry’s first e-marketplace for car makers and parts suppliers” […]
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On-Demand Broadcast of “Intersecting Ideals: Why GM’s Supply Chain is in a State of Ruin” Now Available
August 11, 2009
In what was a fast-paced, insightful discussion with industry expert Bill Michels, we get to the heart of the issues behind the precipitous collapse of the GM domestic supply chain – and the North American auto industry in general. Several of the key points that were discussed include the fact that margin sustainability from the […]
Spend Analysis versus Spend Intelligence: More Than a Semantical Difference
August 11, 2009
I believe the phrase “spend intelligence” to be misleading. To me, it sounds like a new take or sub-segment of business intelligence software applications which offer analytics and dashboard capabilities and sit on top of existing systems of record. The problem is that spend visibility and analytics is much more complex, requiring data cleansing, rationalization, […]
Evan Carmichael: Modeling the Masters
August 10, 2009
Access to Knowledge: The Evan Carmichael Story (Guest Video: Evan Carmichal) Referred to in the media as the “Entrepreneur for entrepreneurs” EVAN CARMICHAEL, whose EvanCarmichael.com web site boasts more than 385,000 monthly visitors, features 3,900 contributing authors and 65,000 pages of content provided by leading industry experts, has become the number one source for business […]
Company Challenges Government Agencies to Practice Smarter Spending
August 6, 2009
08.04.2009 – San Mateo, CA – Coupa Software, developer of an on-demand e-procurement application for smarter spending, announced today that federal, state and local government agencies are invited to use Coupa e-Procurement free of charge for six months to rein in spending and establish control over inefficient procurement practices. “When you look at the budgetary […]
Did an Anti-North American Sentiment and Arrogance Undermine Andersson’s Tenure at GM?
August 6, 2009
On the August 11th PI Window on Business Show I will be talking with three time honoree as a Supply and Demand Chain Executive’s “Pros To Know,” and co-author of the book “Transform Your Supply Chain” Bill Michels, regarding General Motor’s precipitous fall in relation to their supply chain strategy. Like previous segments, I spend […]
When Giants Are Really Giants: Learning From Those Who Imagined the Possibilities and Succeeded!
August 5, 2009
“Of course, he carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That’s insane. But, thinking that they might be… Well, all the best minds used to think the world was flat. But, what if it isn’t? It might be round. And bread mold might be medicine. If we never […]
GM and Procter & Gamble Articles Stirs Both Controversy and Interest Overseas
August 4, 2009
The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network or SSON recently published a two-part article entitled The Trend Towards Vendor Consolidation examining the developing tendency among large-scale organizations towards reducing the number of vendors with whom their procurement departments have to deal. That article was prompted by a debate – still ongoing – between analysts and commentators […]
Procurement Insights 
August 11, 2009
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