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October 31, 2023
When it comes to supply chain risk, Halloween isn’t just on the 31st of October. That said, the 31st does seem to be an appropriate date to ask yourself what supply chain risks are hiding that you don’t see or expect? In short, what risk would be your worst “jump scare?” 30
November 9, 2022
Who, What, When, Where, and Why risk is a procurement problem . . .
June 8, 2022
When securely sharing, sorting, and interpreting your data from different sources is a priority, one of "Silicon Valley's most closely guarded companies" has something important to say on June 21st.
December 17, 2019
Risk in the procurement world takes many forms, and not everyone agrees on which risk poses the most significant challenge or threat to the stability of your supply chain. What do you believe is the highest risk that procurement professionals will face in 2020? Take our poll and let everyone know what you think.
November 1, 2017
In October I had the privilege of moderating two panels featuring international industry experts discussing some of our industry’s most pressing questions. I am pleased to provide you with this PI Window On The World exclusive broadcast of one of those discussions which were on supplier risk assessment and mitigation. INNOVATION TRACK (Lafitte Room) The Evolution […]
October 13, 2017
“Everybody talks about risk, but nobody does anything about it.” Okay, so I took some liberties with the famous Mark Twain, and Charles Dudley Warner joke about the weather and made it about risk. However, and different from the weather, procurement professionals can do something about risk, but for whatever reason choose not to. At least […]
September 6, 2017
Starting with today’s Procurious Big Ideas Summit interview – which is the first in a series of segments in which I will be talking with the speakers from this year’s event in Chicago, I have launched the #PIOpenTalk hashtag on Twitter. The reason I created the hashtag is to enable (or empower) my readers and […]
July 3, 2013
Edward Snowden is the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor that is currently a fugitive from justice. According to a June 23rd article on CNN, “Snowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet […]
April 10, 2013
One of the pleasures of working in the Middle East or South East Asia is the journey to Dubai. A window seat provides a view of some of the most significant places in the development of civilisation. Crossing the coast of the Black Sea one is near the site of the earliest known metal working […]
March 22, 2024
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