Ray Collis

Alignment – Procurement’s Great Balancing Act

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 […]

 Ray Collis

Globalization Makes Procurement King!

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 […]

 Ray Collis

It is Time To Re-think Procurement!

It is Time To Re-think Procurement!

Why the companies you love, love procurement.

 Ray Collis

8 Reasons To Love Procurement

8 Reasons To Love Procurement

I love sales. But, to be honest if I was starting my career over I would be very tempted to go to other side and become a supply management professional. That says a lot about the present and the future of the procurement and supply management industry. I was invited back to my old Alma […]

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