Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Recognizing “the challenging piece” is linked” to understanding “the kind of interaction you want to resolve with customers and supply chain partners.” Earlier this year, World Trade Magazine’s Neil Shister wrote an article titled “The 21 st Century Supply Chain: Cisco Builds a Supply Chain.”

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

When did your interest in procurement and supply chain begin? It was back in 2004 in Romania – I am Romanian – and at the time I was working as a Marketing Assistant at British American Tobacco. How did you engineer your career path to the point you are now at as Head of Supply Chain? Why is that?

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 15, 2013

Managing End-to-End Supply Chain Security Like A Pro. While this remains valid, the new treats such as terrorist activities demand more comprehensive supply chain security beyond the four walls perspective. This article will explain to you how to implement the end-to-end supply chain security program.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The November 2004 MOU between the State of North Carolina and its Higher Education institutions laid the early groundwork for their approach to a decentralized procurement practice. to communicate with a diverse group of key stakeholders to develop a strategy that adapted to the way they operated in the real world.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Days and years went by, and eventually, the ’93 Ford Escort was living in the hybrid-dominated world of the year 2004. Time and technology had progressed, and there were a plethora of better alternatives on the market in 2004. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Responsible Sourcing.

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Barkers Procurement

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In October 2021 the UK government set out the Net Zero Strategy , an economy-wide plan for how businesses and consumers will be supported in making the transition to clean energy and green technology. Purchasing high performance IT equipment that is more energy efficient. Going paperless. Encouraging virtual meetings where feasible.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 10, 2022

You need a strategy. We need to see the buzz from the bottom about how things are changing with the supply base. It’s about changing from 10% or 5% efficiencies to ‘10 x thinking’. Get these ideas through to create momentum and buzz within your business and the supply chain and recognize those individuals who are stepping up.

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Arkestro

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this blog, Arkestro sat down with Jeoff Burris, the Founder and Principal of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics and Procure-Force solution team member, to get his thoughts on hot button topics such as: supply chain disruptions, quote fatigue, managing costs, and more – that are top of mind for automotive procurement teams. Purchasing 3.0

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Founded by Jason Busch in 2004, they were the first of the major procurement and supply chain blogs. Credit to Spend Matters here on their transparency and making that clear on their website. These are the companies that Spend Matters recognises as “best in class in the procurement and supply chain technology market”.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Founded by Jason Busch in 2004, they were the first of the major procurement and supply chain blogs. Credit to Spend Matters here on their transparency and making that clear on their website. These are the companies that Spend Matters recognises as “best in class in the procurement and supply chain technology market”.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Below is Part 6 of the 7-Part Dangerous Supply Chain Myths series , where I provide an extensive breakdown of the ISM, CAPS, and AT Kearney report originally released in May 2007. This is especially true when a vendor is so heavily invested in a particular strategy or product offering today.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Significance : Baan’s software emphasized integration across the supply chain, including procurement processes. Notable among these were: Ariba Buyer : Ariba was a leading provider of e-procurement solutions, offering platforms that enabled organizations to manage their procurement processes efficiently.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

1999 – I introduced the Metaprise model (RAM) 2007 – In Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part7) , I write about the Metaprise in greater detail, including the results of its implementation in a production environment (Department of National Defence). JAGGAER Industry-specific solutions leveraging AI for supplier collaboration.

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