Taking Hospital Procurement To The Emergency Room
Research over the past decade has shown that hospitals in the US market are behind the curve when it comes to good procurement and it is costing them dearly. So, it is time to take hospital procurement to the Emergency Room.
Alignment – Procurement’s Great Balancing Act
Globalization places great demands on the supply chain, in particular the challenge of aligning demand and supply. The requirement is to maximize product availability and supply flexibility while minimizing costs, inventory and investment levels. This is no easy task and one that relies on the development of a highly skilled, integrated and collaborative; procurement, supply […]
Globalization Makes Procurement King!
Globalization has been the dominant economic trend for more than two decade. Not only has it fundamentally changed the world we live in, but it has changed procurement and buying too. The Globalization Of Procurement Globalization is the high-octane fuel propelling procurement to new levels. It has transformed procurement’s role, scope and importance, transforming it from […]
Why CPO’s Get Upset Watching The News
What you own you control, but big corporations no longer own large chunks of their production process, or supply chain. They are increasingly dependent on outside actors for their success and are vulnerable to a new array of risks as a result. Resilience and Risk Management Global supply chains mean that organizations are dependent on […]
How To Avoid A Supplier Cull?
The culling of suppliers continues unabated. Indeed, those organisations that have not consolidated both suppliers and SKU’s are clearly out of line with best practice. So, as a seller are you at risk and, if so, how can you avoid a supplier cull? Creeping Supplier Proliferation It is a truism that the list of suppliers […]
How Good Procurement Improves The Balance Sheet
Procurement wins friends because it can deliver additional profit to the bottom line, but that is not enough. To satisfy investors procurement goes one step further. This is important for sellers to understand, it can help transform a sales proposal into a compelling business proposal. Why Investors Love Procurement To understand the full impact of […]
‘The Procurement Oscars’ – Our Nominations
Recognizing Procurement Best Practice We recently made our nominations for the EPIC Awards – the equivalent of the Oscars for indirect procurement. They include; P&G, La Poste France and Emerson. Organized by My Purchasing Centre and Procurecon, The EPIC Awards intends to honour Excellence in Purchasing Indirect Categories. Now you might think it strange that sellers would […]
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