Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

The following is a 31-minute video of a 2011 lecture I gave at eWorld. It made me wonder if and how the C-Suite view of procurement has evolved over the past 14 years. Starting with the CFO, then the CIO, CEO, and The Board, here is the outline of changes in how top executives view procurement going forward in 2025.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MAY 8, 2023

Supply chain visibility is essential for successful procurement, as it enables businesses to proactively manage risks and optimize their supply chain. Benefits of Investing in Supply Chain Visibility To address these challenges, businesses are increasingly turning to supply chain visibility solutions.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. Neil Southern, 2011). Neil Southern, 2011). Thorpe (1916)).

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

They say that, like truth, good ideas stand the test of time. Considered to be a breakthrough assessment of the purchasing industry at the time, I felt that there were several gaps in the study. The right technology will enable enterprise-wide supply management, external supply chain visibility, and internal and external collaboration.

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