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The Number 1 Question . . . How Can A Consultant Really Help Us?

PI Blogger — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:39:55 +0000

Over the past few weeks I have received a spate of questions regarding Procurement Insights, and in particular the services offered through Hansen Consulting and Seminars. In short what do I do, and how can I help an organization.

Supply Chain and Procurement Practices Group

The Greening of Procurement: How Social Consciousness is Re-Shaping Procurement Practices (White Paper Excerpt)

PI Blogger — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:15:09 +0000

Table of Contents

DO CANNIBALS WITH FORKS CONSTITUTE PROGRESS? 3
A TALE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITY 7
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CANNIBAL 6
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONNECTION? 8
A FINAL WORD ABOUT KODAK 10
A THREE PRONGED FORK 10
A PRELIMINARY SCORECARD? 13
THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT! 14
GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE – THE FUEL FOR CHANGE? 15
THE INNOVATOR’S DILEMMA 17
OTHER INDUSTRIES 19
GREENWASHING! 20
FINANCIAL DISCONNECT 21
CLOSING SUMMARY 22
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 24

Appendices

APPENDIX A 26

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The Greening of Procurement: How Social Consciousness is Re-Shaping Procurement Practices (White Paper Excerpt)

PI Blogger — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:28:01 +0000

Table of Contents

Appendices

APPENDIX A 26

Supply Chain and Procurement Practices Group

Is Ford’s auto-xchange the “Real Deal?”

PI Blogger — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:02:02 +0000

In a recent video that was released by The Ford Motor Company, Ford's Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Jim Yost indicated that the company has to "share information in real-time" and therefore can no longer use "the sequential processes” in which there were many “handoffs" and "transfers of information."

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Public Sector Procurement and the Wal-Mart Effect

PI Blogger — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:34:53 +0000

In Part 4 of my Changing Face of Procurement conference series titled Winning Strategies for Vendor Engagement I ask attendees the question; “is your current e-procurement initiative a threat or a benefit to your supply base?”

While the answer is of course important, what is of greater significance is whether or not your organization has even considered the impact its current strategy is having on these important external stakeholders.

An important question worth asking!

Supply Chain and Procurement Practices Group