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(Guest Post) Why Optimization Matters: Moving Beyond Price Driven Auctions
By Dr. Olga Raskina, Lead Scientist, Emptoris This article is the first in a three-part series of guest articles on optimization by Dr. Olga Raskina, Lead Scientist, with Emptoris, the supply and contract management solutions provider. As the Lead Scientist for Emptoris and someone who spends a great deal of time focusing on the impact […]
Posted in: Guest Posting, Procurement Trends
Procurement Insights/PI Window on Business Discount Code for Smarter Solutions Bookstore Now Available
May 4, 2009
The April 23rd PI Window on Business broadcast “Unemployed Excellence: Why Lean, Six Sigma Have Left Some People Out in the Cold” has been one of the most listened to episodes since the program was launched. (Note: if you missed the live on-air broadcast, you can still listen to show in its entirety through the […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
SmoothSpan Blog’s Coverage of PI Window on Business “Cloud” Broadcast Provides Interesting Perspective
May 4, 2009
Although Bob Warfield was not able to participate in the actual April 30 broadcast “Cloud Computing in the SaaS World,” he did have an opportunity to listen to the on-demand interview in its entirety, and subsequently write about the discussion at some length this past Friday. For those of you who may not be as […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show)
The JLARC Review: The Pendulum Swings? (Part 4)
May 2, 2009
“How this industry has changed over the past ten to fifteen years is one of the prime topics discussed today among industry veterans. One function that acts in a radically different way these days is purchasing. Those selling to the PWB industry (for example) in the 1970s through to the late 1990s could often ignore […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
PI Window on Business Special Bulletin – “For Want of a Nail: The Pandemic Effect”
May 1, 2009
“Here’s another real-world example of how a little break in a supply line can have a big impact. (The pandemic-related concern about supply chains, of course, is that high absenteeism during a pandemic might cause companies to fall behind in their production, failing to deliver the parts or ingredients which customers need. In turn, this […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
PI Window on Business: April 30, 2009 “Cloud Computing in the SaaS World” Episode Now Available On-Demand (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)
April 30, 2009
If you did not have the opportunity to listen to the live broadcast of today’s show “Cloud Computing in the SaaS World,” we are pleased to provide you with an On-Demand replay. Simply use the following “Cloud Computing” link to access the Episode Replay directly from the PI Window on Business Show Page. Also visit […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show)
PI Window on Business (April 30): Cloud Computing in the SaaS World (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)
April 29, 2009
With the recent announcements by traditional license model vendors such as Ariba and Oracle that they are now Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand solution providers, the implications of Web 2.0, cloud computing and related technological trends takes on a new meaning. In the April 30 PI Window on Business Blog Talk Radio show […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Procurement Trends
CBC Radio One Interview: Consultants, Middlemen and the Government
April 29, 2009
“Being an independent consultant can be very lucrative work. Your brains are hired for big projects and you can charge big bucks. But some consultants who work for the federal government say its not them making the big bucks . . . it’s the middlemen who hire them to do the government jobs. Now, more […]
The JLARC Review: Looking Beyond the Statistical Surface (Part 3)
April 24, 2009
The one common element, besides the irony that both the Government of Canada’s and Virginia’s programs were launched in 2001, is the paucity of either statistical or empirical proof to support the current mandates. For example Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee’s (JLARC) reference to a survey, in which 95 out of a possible […]
PI Window on Business: April 23, 2009 Episode Now Available On-Demand (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)
April 23, 2009
If you did not have the opportunity to listen to the live broadcast of today’s show “Unemployed Excellence – Why Lean, Six Sigma Have Left Some People Out in the Cold,” we are pleased to provide you with an On-Demand replay. Simply use the following “Unemployed Excellence” link to access the Episode Replay directly […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Professional Development
Procurement Insights 
May 6, 2009
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