Subscribe:
RSS feed
Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Popular SpeedQuest™ Service Now Available to PI Blog Readers
Have you ever had a specific question relating to supply chain practice including vendor engagement, technology assessment, vendor market performance or even public sector procurement policy in which you needed an answer in a short period of time? Are you presently in the midst of completing an accreditation assignment, studying for an exam or have […]
Posted in: Link To Our Sponsors, Professional Development
Optimization Modeling and the Modern Supply Chain (A PI Q and A) by Jon Hansen
March 18, 2008
Editor’s Update: Interesting that an article in 2013 talking about “integrating social and enterprise process” is thought to be covering new ground. I am of course talking about today’s Forbes post by Rawn Shah titled “SAP Realizes Enterprise Social Processes.” Back in 2008 I wrote an article on my government funded research in the late 90s titled “Optimization Modeling and […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
The Procurement Insights Blog is now Available in Chinese
March 14, 2008
Over the past six months the Procurement insights Blog has been picked-up in various forms such as simulposts, URL Links, association web sites as well as cross-pollination exchanges with other blogs. So needless to say, we are happy that the PI Blog is now available in Chinese. With a combined (and growing) syndicated network that reaches an […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Further to the Barry Bonds Post . . .
March 14, 2008
The response to the Barry Bonds post through both the PI Blog as well as e-mail has been tremendous. Be sure to check out the comments that have been posted (with more to come), as they are indicative of the prevalent attitudes amongst stakeholders in terms of the Government of Canada’s Shared Services strategy. One […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
Shared Services Simplified or How Barry Bonds’ Bat Weight Explained GoC Thinking
March 12, 2008
I was recently asked to provide a contextual point of reference that would assist the uninitiated public in understanding the reasons why the GoC’s Shared Services program has become such a contentious issue. The Answer was Baseball! Rather than getting into a complicated dissertation of the differences between an agent-based model versus an equation-based model […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
Are There Differences Between B2B and B2C Transactions in Terms of Customer Satisfaction (A PI Q&A)
March 12, 2008
Reader Question: Which components determine customer (dis)satisfaction in a B2B and B2C environment, and what are the greatest differences between these two environments concerning customer (dis)satisfaction? My Response: This is an extremely broad question as there are numerous elements that contribute to customer satisfaction. Given that we are discussing an electronic transaction, in which automation […]
Posted in: Link To Our Sponsors, Professional Development
Upcoming Posts include Release of Lisbon Strategy Report on Public Policy and Globalization
March 7, 2008
Washington State Shares Top Spot in 2008 PEW Center Report The next State I will be reviewing in my continuing series on the findings of the 2008 PEW Center Grading the States Report is Washington. Provided in the context of a 2005 detailed analysis of the University of Washington’s procurement practice, in which I closely […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
Virginia is Ranked Number 1 in 2008 PEW Center Report
March 4, 2008
In yet another example of the value of collaboration over compliance the Commonwealth of Virginia was ranked alongside the States of Washington and Utah as a top performer in the PEW Center’s Grading the States 2008 report. According to the PEW organization’s web site the report, which is designed to assess the “quality of management […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
Procurement Insights 
March 19, 2008
0