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News and Updates – October 2007
It is conference season, and having just returned from speaking at the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) New York Chapter’s Annual Fall Conference I thought that I would share some of the other notable events and happenings in the world of procurement. By the way the NAEP event was very well organized and it […]
Posted in: News & Updates
The FOSS(ilization) of the supply chain: The risks of a strategy centered on Free and Open Source Software
September 27, 2007
I recently reviewed (actually browsed as there were only10 PowerPoint slides in total) a Government of Canada presentation to attendees of the September 2006 CIO Summit in Ottawa. Titled “IM/IT Government in Canada . . . Open to Business” the presentation emphasized the fact that “change is the only constant.” Referencing a transformation agenda which […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Public Sector Procurement
Yes Virginia! There is more to e-procurement than software! (Part 2)
September 20, 2007
In Part 1 of this posting, I shared with you information from my recent interview with Bob Sievert (Director, eProcurement Bureau for the Commonwealth of Virginia). As indicated, Bob had contacted me in response to the Ariba posting (The Ariba Interviews: Re-engineering the Future of On-Demand, August 31, 2007) indicating that their experiences would “fit […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
Yes Virginia! There is more to e-procurement than software! (Part 1)
September 12, 2007
My recent post on the series of interviews I had with Ariba garnered considerable interest and feedback. By far the most interesting (and insightful) comments came from the Commonwealth of Virginia. What was compelling about the Virginia response was their willingness to provide a perspective from what they referred to as the “other side of […]
Posted in: Public Sector Procurement
The Ariba Interviews: Re-engineering the Future of On-Demand?
August 31, 2007
Earlier this month I was contacted by Ariba’s PR firm indicating that they wanted to schedule an interview between myself and a senior executive from the company. The purpose for the interview was to discuss Ariba’s latest contract win in the Healthcare sector. For those of you who may not already be aware, Horizon Blue […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Public Sector Procurement Practice and the Principles of External Economies, Clustering and the Global Value Chain
August 28, 2007
Can the public sector effectively apply the principles of External Economies to its procurement practice? “External economies of scale (ES) occur outside of a firm, within an industry. Thus, when an industry’s scope of operations expands due to, for example, the creation of a better transportation network, resulting in a subsequent decrease in costs for […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
The Point of Ideal Price Viability (Graphic Illustrations)
August 27, 2007
I would like to once again thank everyone for their response to and questions regarding my recent postings on the Point of Ideal Price Viability (PIPV). Of the e-mails I received pertaining to the Supplemental Material post, many asked me to provide examples of the individual transactions that formed part of the amalgam or averages […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
(Supplemental Material) Double Marginalization and the Point of Ideal Price Viability
August 23, 2007
I have received a number of e-mails regarding my August 10th posting (Double Marginalization and the Point of Ideal Price Viability) requesting clarification of my theory. In line with the old saying that a “picture is worth a thousand words,” the following graph will hopefully illustrate the basis for my conclusions. (NOTE: due to space […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
CNN drops the ball with $1 million DoD washer purchase story by Jon Hansen
August 20, 2007
Update April 4th, 2014: It is interesting but this story from 2007 has recently seen a spike in reads which leads one to wonder why? The bigger question of course still remains the same . . . does the media sensationalizing these events help or hurt the investigation and resolution process. Specifically, does it become […]
Posted in: Defence Procurement
DoD procurement practice then and now: A public versus private sector comparison (Part 1)
August 16, 2007
Hard evidence is needed to provide an accurate gauge of DoD spending efficiency. This study which examines DoD spending on specific items shows that DoD spends significantly less than their private sector counterparts on similar items. These findings question the widely-held beliefs about the inherent inferiority and inefficiency of DoD purchasing practices. The findings also […]
Posted in: Defence Procurement
Procurement Insights 
October 4, 2007
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