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The Three Big Questions Service Providers Are Starting To Ask?
October 18, 2023
More and more CPOs are now actively looking beyond the logos to see who is behind the service provider from the procurement and supply chain industry experience and expertise standpoint. In the coming months and years, the experience and expertise will become more important than the technology and a logo placement on a chart. Queue […]
Beyond Onboarding Continued . . .
October 8, 2023
Dr. Thierry Fausten • Chartered MCIPS | Procurement & Supply Management Advisor | Exclusive Country Partner CIPS for Business | Speaker | Trainer | Teacher Thanks for hightighting this article, Jon W. Hansen. Even though it looks more like a commercial than the kind of thought leadership Kate Vitasek is used to delivering. I extend […]
This is how I feel when . . .
October 7, 2023
As a procurement professional, what frustrates you the most? Out-of-Left-Field: I think Dick Butkus was one of the greatest middle linebackers of all time. Would he have been a great procurement professional? 30
This picture proves it: Procurement and supply chains are everywhere
October 3, 2023
In another example of a picture being worth a thousand words, in the past, my children have asked me to explain what procurement and supply chains do beyond a conceptual basis. In short, they know it is about moving stuff from one point to another, but what does it really mean to them. Because chance […]
Are Reverse Auctions Good or Bad? The Debate Continues
October 2, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to James Meads, whose post on LinkedIn inspired my comments below. You have probably seen this from me before, but it is worth a revisit here. In 1998, I developed one of the industry’s first algorithm-driven web-based RA solutions with the generous support of the government’s Scientific Research & Experimental Development Program […]
Is this a good approach to AI adoption?
September 23, 2023
No, really - how would you approach AI adoption?
Who is leading the charge for AI adoption at your organization? My Two Cents.
September 22, 2023
Who must take the lead in your organization's digital data transformation push?
Agent-based versus Equation-based modelling: What every procurement professional needs to know
September 20, 2023
What is the difference between agent-based versus equation-based modelling in procurement?
When it comes to procurement, are you a learner or learned – your future is in your answer
September 16, 2023
Why is procurement a good career?
Procurement Insights 
What is the collaboration disconnect, and what can we do about it?
October 22, 2023
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Three years ago, I wrote a LinkedIn post asking the question, Can Procurement Collaborate Outside of a Crisis? in which I cited Kate Vitasek’s famous Minnesota I35-W bridge collapse rebuild story – https://bit.ly/3DEbO46 (see image below). Then, in 2022, I wrote another post about Ottawa’s struggling LRT project titled – “Doors you couldn’t touch, switches […]