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Introducing The New 21st Century Governance Principles Group
“This forum is focused on identifying and understanding the metrics behind policy creation and implementation through proactive membership interaction.” 21st Century Governance Principles Group Introduction In the increasingly complex global marketplace, dynamic and meaningful collaboration is the starting point in gaining the insights that lead to effective policy development. The 21st Century Governance Principles forum, […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Sponsor Forums
SPONSOR NEWS: Escape from Visio With Lombardi Blueprint
March 3, 2009
“Tired of hassling with stencils, palettes and connecting lines by hand? Sick of mailing out diagrams as attachments and then wrestling with the feedback that comes back in the form of altered diagrams, cryptic notes and voice mail. And what about transcribing sticky note sections? There’s a better way.” In a brief 2 minute, 48 […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends
SPONSOR NEWS: An Invitation from The Canadian Public Procurement Council to meet Procurement Ombudsman Shahid Minto
March 2, 2009
Airdrie, February 28, 2009 – The Canadian Public Procurement Council and the City of Airdrie are pleased to inform you that the Procurement Ombudsman, Mr. Shahid Minto, and the Deputy Procurement Ombudsman, Ms. Orianna Trometti, are planning a visit to Airdrie, Alberta. Mr. Minto will be providing a presentation and will then open the floor […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
Introducing the Procurement Insights Supply Chain Resource Library – The Ultimate Resource on Emerging Trends and Practices
February 27, 2009
I recently took the time to read the program from one of my speaking engagements in which the perfunctory “Speakers Bio” on your’s truly was included. As a keynote speaker they even provided my photo . . . I really do have more hair in person. Oh yes, and I am taller as well. In […]
What’s In A Name? Everything! (Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management Profile)
February 25, 2009
“In our 20 years of existence, the procurement policies of government have become more intrusive to the act of buying a good or service. Today we have trade agreements, Comprehensive Land Claim Treaties, the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, Employment Equity, concerns about intellectual property, risk management and so on. All of these subjects impact […]
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Preserving Supply Base Integrity During an Economic Downturn (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)
February 24, 2009
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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