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Strong Reader Response to While We Were Sleeping Post or (Playing Hide-and-Seek with Chuck Henry and Steven Poole)
Response to yesterday’s post regarding the role that associations are playing in undermining their own efforts to effect positive and sustainable change in Government of Canada procurement policy is quite telling. Distributed widely through a variety of channels, readers were in some cases “passionate” in their comments. One such example came from an industry veteran who […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
While We Were Sleeping: A Story of Misdirected Efforts in the World of Public Sector Procurement Policy
February 29, 2008
It has been one of the more interesting weeks in the world of Government of Canada procurement policy-making. Despite the numerous “outward facing” storylines that can be pursued in terms of GoC activity, the real action (or lack thereof) is actually within the supplier community itself. I am of course referring to the ongoing inability […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
Supply Chain Confidence? (A PI Q and A)
February 28, 2008
The following is an interesting question I received from a Master of Science (M.Sc.) Business Technologies student who is working on her thesis “Measuring Confidence in Supply Chain Management System: An empirical approach.” Reader Question: My name is Diana Esparza, M.Sc. Electronic Business Technologies full time student at the University of Ottawa. Currently, I am […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
Reader Response to SME’s Once Again Voice Concerns Over GoC Shared Services Strategy
February 27, 2008
Reader Comment Let me suggest a couple of perspectives on this that are worth exploring further. While I believe that on the integrated hardware, software and telecomms aspects there can be little doubt that SMEs will be squeezed out unless they can deliver product under a major supplier’s umbrella. However, on the people side, PWGSC […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
Yes Virginia! e-procurement that works (Column Link)
February 26, 2008
On the heels of the recent SOS from SMEs who are concerned with the direction of the Government of Canada’s policies relative to procurement practice, the following link to my latest column (Paradigm Shift) in Summit Magazine is worth revisiting. (http://www.summitconnects.com/Articles_Columns/PDF_Documents/w10_7_07.pdf) The success of the Commonwealth’s eVA program (in which their approach to stakeholder engagement […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
SME’s Once Again Voice Concerns Over Government of Canada Shared Services Strategy
February 22, 2008
While I am on the road this week in Houston at a speaking engagement, recent developments from the home front regarding the Government of Canada’s “Managed Services” initiative has again raised alarms within the Canadian SME community. Based on initial comments received from senior industry representatives, the concerns are fueled by the belief that the […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? (A PI Q and A) Track No. 3
February 18, 2008
The following is the third track in the Q&A series which posed the question, “Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important?” Given the continuing strong reader response, the series will be extended for the balance of this week. PI Question: A 2006 Report made the following statement: “Designing and operating multiple supply networks to meet the […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
An Invitation to Join the New CATA Global Supply (Chain) Practices Hub
February 14, 2008
Dear Procurement Insights Reader You will have recently received a media release from CATAAlliance, regarding my appointment as Chief Architect and facilitator of the CATAAlliance Supply (Chain) social network hub. For those of you unfamiliar with CATAAlliance, they are a business association recognized for thought leader, serving a core membership of 28,000 executives. CATA’s support […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? (A PI Q and A) Track No. 2
February 13, 2008
The following is the second track from the still growing number of responses I have received from readers around the world regarding the question, “Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? PI Question: A 2006 Report made the following statement: “Designing and operating multiple supply networks to meet the needs of specific market segments–supply chain innovation […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
Are Multiple Supply Chain Networks Important? (A PI Q and A)
February 12, 2008
I recently posed a question on the importance of Multiple Supply Chain Networks which, within a matter of several hours, elicited 14 responses from around the world. And while the majority of respondents felt that the findings from an ISM, CAPS and AT Kearney 2006 report were not indicative of general market sentiments, it nonetheless […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Professional Development
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