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PI Window on Business’ First 90-Minute Special Provides Insight into the Real Threat that a Global Pandemic Poses to Supply Chains
For “Want of a Nail” has been called “The Proverbial Rhyme” in that it illustrates how small and seemingly non-related actions can lead to significant consequences. Certainly the July 20th, 2007 Wall Street Journal article titled “A Key Strategy of Japan’s Car Makers Backfires,” gives compelling testimony to the truth behind the “Nail” proverb. Specifically, […]
Commentary: Emptoris’ Acquisition of Click Commerce a Question of DNA Expansion versus Evolution
May 15, 2009
“The biggest challenge in transitioning to an on-demand model is not really financial per say, nor is it about the technology investment. It’s really about changing the DNA of the company.” Ahmed Rubaie, CFO Ariba Inc. – PI Window on Business Interview (May 7th, 2009) As part of the Procurement Insights Blog’s readership you already […]
(Guest Post) Optimizing Value in the Economic Downturn [and Recovery]
May 13, 2009
By Dr. Olga Raskina, Lead Scientist, Emptoris This article is the second in a three-part series of guest articles on optimization by Dr. Olga Raskina, Lead Scientist, with Emptoris, the supply and contract management solutions provider. As we push on through the troubled economic environment, corporate leaders are laser focused on bringing supply chain management […]
PI Window on Business Welcomes CFIB VP, National Affairs Corinne Pohlmann to Discuss Recent Developments in Government Policy (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)
May 8, 2009
As discussed in my April 22nd post “Synchronization Versus Compression Should Guide Government Procurement Process,” I referred to the paucity of either statistical and/or empirical data to support the government’s current course with regard to implementing a Shared Services strategy. Certainly the May 7th press release in which Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) […]
Procurement Insights 
May 25, 2009
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