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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
(NEW SEMINAR) Sustainability Facts and Fiction: Linking Green Idealism and Practical Business Application
“In our rapidly evolving capitalist economies, where it is in the natural order of things for corporations to devour competing corporations, for industries to carve up and digest other industries, one emerging form of capitalism with a fork – sustainable capitalism – would certainly constitute real progress.” From Cannibals With Forks – The Triple Bottom […]
Posted in: Green Procurement, News & Updates
Disconnecting Services: How Bell Canada’s Expanded Vision And Offshore Support Strategy Has Created A Customer Service Nightmare (A PI Commentary)
October 11, 2008
“The story you are about to hear is true! None of the names were changed because none were actually given (with the exception of Michèl EX47458, Stella EX47336 and the “Canadian-based” Michelle Campbell). And so in the infamous words of Sargent Joe Friday, here are “just the facts!” Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 It was a […]
Posted in: Commentary
Quantifying The Intagible: How LM3 Cuts Through The Haze Of Partisan Agendas (LM3 Profile, www.lm3online.org)
October 10, 2008
“On October 30th, 2006 Sir Nicholas Stern released his Review, The Economics of Climate Change. Stern described climate change as an economic externality which is an economic transaction that generates a positive or negative (re pollution, global warming etc.) effect for an uninvolved third-party such as the general public. Practically speaking, you could refer to […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
An Oasis of Creative Thought and Action in a Desert of Conflicting Policy (Associated Manufacturing Marketing Group Profile)
October 6, 2008
“From a domestic engagement perspective, public sector procurement practices are leading to an erosion of the overall supply base. This escalating level of erosion and its negative impact on innovation was initially presented as part of an October 2002 U.S. report by the Executive Office of the President. Specifically, the practice of contract bundling which […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Building The Bandwagon: How Bellwether Software’s 23 Year Journey May Very Well Change The Way Organizations Purchase (Bellwether Software Profile)
October 2, 2008
Bell-weth-er (noun): One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends (American Heritage Dictionary) Bellwether: A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to pressure future happenings (Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia) In a recent post on eWorld, I discussed the […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
eWorld: The Gateway Venue to the UK and Europe (eWorld Purchasing & Supply – A Revolution Event Profile)
October 2, 2008
In a world of increasingly “same old, same old” and “been there, done that” experiences the eWorld franchise is a breath of fresh air . . . and not just because I was one of the speakers at this year’s conference in London. While the mega-shows of years past, in which the venue landscape was […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Solutions Not Rates: Why Network Global Logistics Exemplifies The New Service Model For Integrated Logistics (Network Global Logistics Profile)
September 22, 2008
“To begin, one does not have to be in the throes of a disaster to benefit from my area of practice. While demanding situations in which bridging the chasm between an unexpected outcome and the reality of unrealized results is certainly something for which one becomes known, it is often the ability to see a […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Warehouse Intelligence Versus Warehouse Management: The Baxter Advantage (Baxter Planning Systems Profile)
September 18, 2008
Network Member Question: “What is the best equation to prepare a costing for spare parts in an electronic repair center?” Baxter Answer (Mark Anderson, Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions): “I think we would need more precise information about your environment to offer specific pricing equations, so I’ll use this opportunity to talk in general about […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Moving Procurement Practice Beyond Adjunct Complexity (COUPA Profile)
September 18, 2008
“Organizations that already have a technology-driven program in place or have just recently implemented one still surprise me with their significant interest in the dramatic changes in procurement methodologies and practices. But rather than focusing learning on new and emerging technologies, today’s procurement professionals seek insights into the actual processes that drive their enterprises. The […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Procurement Insights 
October 17, 2008
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