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Preserving Supply Base Integrity During an Economic Downturn (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)
Are Your Organization’s Current Policies and Practices a Threat to Your Supply Base? “Do your suppliers perceive your current e-procurement strategy as a threat or a benefit to their organization? While it is a simple question, the answer is one that will ultimately determine the success or failure of your e-procurement initiative, and in these […]
PI SoundBites: Highlight’s from the Top Posts in January and February 2009
February 24, 2009
PI SoundBites deliver an added dimension that will provide you, our growing Procurement Insights’ readership, with a convenient synopsis of some of the previous month’s top posts. This month we discuss news-breaking events such as the Marlin Equity Partners’ investment in Emptoris, and Corporate United’s launch of their new “knowledge-based” interactive web site. We also […]
Posted in: Syndicated PI Ping
SPONSOR NEWS: Baxter Planning Systems Chosen by Data Domain for Service Parts Planning
February 19, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas – February 19, 2009 – Baxter Planning Systems (www.bybaxter.com), the premier provider of service parts planning solutions, announced today that Data Domain, Inc., the leading provider of deduplication storage systems, has selected Baxter’s industry-leading On-Demand Planning Solution to support their global service parts planning requirements. Use the following Link to access the press […]
Posted in: News & Updates
SPONSOR NEWS: Corporate United’s New Website Enhances Membership Collaboration
February 13, 2009
CLEVELAND – February 10, 2009 – Corporate United, the nation’s leading group purchasing organization with more than 100 Global 2000 companies representing every industry sector, has redesigned its web to offer additional education, networking and corporate collaboration opportunities to spend management and procurement professionals. Corporate United employs corporate collaboration through each pillar of its value […]
Posted in: Syndicated PI Ping
SPONSOR NEWS: Sigma-Aldrich Selects Zycus for Global Spend Management Initiative
February 13, 2009
Princeton, NJ, February 9, 2009 – Zycus, a world leader in Spend Management solutions, today announced that Sigma-Aldrich, a leading life science and high technology company, has selected Zycus for Spend Analysis. “Through Zycus’ capabilities, we are able to quickly identify a large amount of spend for which we had not previously had visibility,” said […]
Posted in: Syndicated PI Ping
Six Sigma Relevancy Question and Corresponding White Paper Continues to Stimulate “Active” Debate
February 11, 2009
In my previous post, I talked about the potential impact that a particular article or paper might have in terms of stimulating readership discussion. It seems that the subject of Six Sigma, Lean and similar-type program effectiveness is a hot button. Perhaps it is a result of the tough economic times, which can cause […]
Posted in: Commentary, Supply Chain Myths
UPDATE: The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)
February 5, 2009
As a writer, you are never completely certain as to the degree in which a particular article or post will resonate with your readership. While the growth in the Procurement Insight’s readership base (this year we will hit the 500,000 mark in terms of the number of syndicated subscribers we reach each month worldwide – […]
Posted in: Syndicated PI Ping
The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)
January 29, 2009
Is Six Sigma Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? “With the growing level of dissatisfaction with programs such as Six Sigma, the question that needs to be asked is quite simply this . . . what are the key elements of a successful process improvement initiative? This white paper focuses on the possible reasons […]
Posted in: Syndicated PI Ping, White Papers
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February 24, 2009
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