Insights: Procurement

May 17, 2012 – …procurement executives are shedding their roles as stewards and becoming what their companies need them to be: strategic thinkers.

May 17, 2012 – Companies that buy goods from overseas sources because they like the price might want to think twice.

May 16, 2012 – Although the world has become more interconnected, the complexity of the global supply chain has grown…

May 16, 2012 – Sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals need a structured yet flexible approach that evaluates the vendor’s stability as well as its service, solution, or delivery capability.

May 15, 2012 – Continuing the idea that narrow-thinking functions hire narrow individuals, those who look to augment their team to take the next step are putting themselves in direct competition with other professions.

May 14, 2012 – American companies are adapting to more stringent regulations abroad

May 14, 2012 – Supply chain risk issues are still causing concern in the US IT industry, according to a new study

May 10, 2012 – Like Rick Roy, a growing number of CIOs now run IT plus another major business function. Here’s why CUNA Mutual Group  pointed Roy at procurement, real estate, physical security, and facilities.

May 8, 2012  Innovation is required if the United States is to regain the level of productivity that it enjoyed toward the end of the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. However, innovation by itself is not enough.