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Today’s economy: What is the impact on procurement and sourcing and how is it different from the past?
October 29, 2022
Since 1900 the U.S. has weathered 13 recessions - with the worst economic disaster being the great depression which lasted from 1929 to 1939. Procurement has weathered bad economies in the past - why is this time different?
Making A Case for Maverick Spend and A Maverick Mindset
October 18, 2022
Why is maverick spending bad? Maybe in the right circumstances it is good - but what are those circumstances?
The Procuretech Podcast with James Meads: Procurement Media through the Years
September 22, 2022
Which do you prefer: podcasts or blogs?
What do you look for in a procurement industry blog?
September 22, 2022
What procurement blog do you read the most?
Supplier Management During a Crisis (eWorld 2022 Special Podcast)
September 20, 2022
How has the pandemic strengthened your relationship with your suppliers?
Procurement Insights This Week
September 19, 2022
I will be speaking at the following three events this week - you can check them out and listen online.
To what degree as the C-Suite’s view of procurement’s role and contributions today changed/improved from the past?
September 17, 2022
I just read a thought-provoking post by Philip Ideson lamenting the fact that procurement people are generally viewed as being dinosaurs. Here is my comment to his post.
Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? (A 2009 Procurement Insights White Paper Revisited)
September 3, 2022
Is Six Sigma, Lean and SCOR still relevant today?
Procurement Insights 
Would you let a 7-Year-Old interview and hire your next procurement star?
November 3, 2022
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How will AI versus a human conduct an interview, and will we get better results?