One of the interesting stories to come out of the 2012 London Olympics is that some of the badminton teams were disqualified for trying to LOSE matches. That’s not exactly what you expect from the most competitive athletes in the world in any sport. They weren’t trying to lose because they wanted to go home, […]
I will start my contributions to Procurement Insights by laying the truth right out in the open: I am terrible at math. But that confession is just the beginning. In college I took advanced music theory to avoid calculus, and I got my MBA by learning just enough about finance and accounting to get through […]
Based on the critically acclaimed Changing Face of Procurement presentation that was first introduced in 2005, this updated version provides thought provoking insight into how the industry has changed and, will continue to change including what procurement professionals need to do to stay in step or risk being left behind. Note: if you can’t view […]
A May 4th, 2006 article titled How to Speak Like a CFO, stressed that “Too often, finance executives in Corporate America simply don’t believe that purchasing departments are really bringing in the savings they claim. That may be because financing and purchasing don’t speak the same language.” A December 20th, 2007 article shows that very […]
Procurement Insights 
August 22, 2012
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