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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 […]
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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 “Syndication” Network Continues To Grow
March 3, 2008
Since launching the Procurement Insights Blog in May of 2007 distribution of our posts and corresponding articles through an expanding network of publications and web sites means that PI is now reaching tens of thousands of readers around the globe. While we still have a predominantly North American readership base, over the next few months […]
Posted in: News & Updates
The Value of the Certification Process (A PI Q and A)
March 3, 2008
The following is an interesting question that was submitted by an eSourcing and SCM Professional regarding the relevancy of the certification programs offered through a number of associations. Reader Question: In SCM, what is the relevance of certifications like APICS-CSCP? Raheel Ahmad eSourcing & SCM Professional India My Response: I actually just returned from a […]
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Procurement Insights 
March 17, 2008
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