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Technology’s Diminishing Role in an Emerging Process-Driven World”

PI Blogger — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:59:54 +0100

Whenever I have been invited to speak or write about the dramatic changes in procurement methodologies and practices, the significant interest by organizations that have a technology driven program already in place or have just recently implemented one still surprise me.

Unlike years past, where attention was predominantly centered on learning more about new and emerging technologies, today’s procurement professionals are seeking insights into the actual processes that drive their enterprises.

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Supply Chain Confidence? (A PI Q and A)

PI Blogger — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:22:28 +0100

The following is an interesting question I received from a Master of Science (M.Sc.) Business Technologies student who is working on her thesis “Measuring Confidence in Supply Chain Management System: An empirical approach.”

Reader Question:

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Procurement’s expanding role and the executive of the future

PI Blogger — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:42:08 +0100

In 2006 CPO Agenda’s London-based editor chaired a panel discussion asking the question “are there any limits to procurement’s role?”

The panel which included senior procurement personnel from organizations such as Nestlé, Danone, British Airways and Merrill Lynch provided some interesting insights into the prevailing (and emerging) attitudes towards procurement from an executive suite perspective. (You can obtain a copy of the panel’s discussion through the following link: http://www.cpoagenda.com/previous-articles/winter-2006-7/executive-debat....)

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