If you sell a premium product, manufacturing quality issues can kill your image and your bottom line. Today I will share a fantastic success story from a strategic sourcing consultant who is friend of mine....
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Last week I offered some suggestions to evaluate and implement an eSourcing solution. Today I will give you the details of an eSourcing adoption success story. Regardless of where you are today, your company...
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Prospective clients almost always ask me how long it should take to launch their first RFP once they sign an agreement. I get it. When I purchase a new tool, I can’t wait to use it. If you have done a...
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Isn’t simplifying the process of procurement a smart goal? Every person I have spoken with in the last year has put simplification at or near the top of their goal list. It is interesting to note that many...
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Transformation is a hot topic in procurement today. It would be easy to think about this as the next project on your roadmap. I believe that this must be a mindset. Transformation is ongoing not static....
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At the Marcus Evans CPO Summit earlier this month transformation was a hot topic. In addition, almost every procurement executive listed adoption and collaboration as important challenges. Transformation can...
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What would make you believe Is it possible to spend 30% less time on sourcing events? A very good friend of mine, who is a defense attorney, once shared a diagram with me on the topic of belief. He drew a...
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I don’t suppose you have the time to implement strategic sourcing in your company… Every week I speak to purchasing professionals who desperately want to be more strategic. The challenges they face are...
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