http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders My Blog : Thought Leaders en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:37 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10080 Affino 5 RSS Generator Thought Leaders http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-7-total-cost-of-ownership <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser1" style="float:left;"> Today, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a constituent of every procurement textbook and used by professional category managers as a methodology and philosophy which looks beyond the price of a purchase to include many other costs along the entire life-cycle of a product or service. </div> </div> Tue, 28 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-7-total-cost-of-ownership http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/why-is-srm-under-delivering-part-1 <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser2" style="float:left;"> A new think-tank has tasked itself to find the answer, starting with some insights into the current structure and, often-misplaced, activity around SRM. </div> </div> Thu, 02 May 2013 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/why-is-srm-under-delivering-part-1 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/say-hello-to-value-procurement <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser3" style="float:left;"> Is this the end of category management? If so, what lies beyond the great legacy of the last 15 years? </div> </div> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/say-hello-to-value-procurement http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/supply-chain-agility-v-the-contribution-of-it <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser4" style="float:left;"> The use of information technologies can both free up procurement professionals&rsquo; time from transactional activities and, indirectly, can help them recognise the strategic aspects of some procurement activities that feed into strategic sourcing. </div> </div> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/supply-chain-agility-v-the-contribution-of-it http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/in-the-hunt-for-innovation <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser5" style="float:left;"> Often the pressure to seek innovation from our external supply base comes from senior leadership, often the CEO. A recent request prompted me to ask my colleagues and see if there was common approach to the topic. </div> </div> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/in-the-hunt-for-innovation http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-6-supply-risk-management <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser6" style="float:left;"> In a hit parade of the top procurement issues over the last 5 years supply risk management would be probably #1. </div> </div> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:31:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-6-supply-risk-management http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/aligning-for-value <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser7" style="float:left;"> The quest to deliver to the top line means new questions are being asked of suppliers and of procurement functions themselves. </div> </div> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/aligning-for-value http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/beefing-up-supplier-risk-and-performance-management-systems <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser8" style="float:left;"> Food companies could and should have used ePurchasing technology to prevent the risk that now threatens their business. </div> </div> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/beefing-up-supplier-risk-and-performance-management-systems http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-5-business-partnerships <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser9" style="float:left;"> A core element of supply chain management is the axiom that every involved person or department forms part of an end-to-end process, working with business partners on the upstream as well as on the downstream site. </div> </div> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:53:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/procurement-transformation-part-5-business-partnerships http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/supply-chain-agility-part-2-the-agile-supply-chain-for-unpredictable-times1 <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser10" style="float:left;"> Supply chain agility has received increasing attention over the last decade due to two important developments... </div> </div> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.procurementleaders.com/blog/my-blog--thought-leaders/supply-chain-agility-part-2-the-agile-supply-chain-for-unpredictable-times1