- 14
- APR
- 2011
McLaren: Pole position in procurement excellence
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Technology & Apps, Procurement Intelligence
The PIU recently held a case study interview with Daniel Scaglione, Head of Purchasing at McLaren Automotive to discuss how the business has transitioned from designing and engineering racing cars to high-end sports cars. more
- 11
- APR
- 2011
Executive Research: Capability Development - PIU's new measure of spend analysis maturity
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Spend Analytics
The PIU has been developing a new industry benchmark study to complement its research on spend analysis. The new capability development model corrects a previous lack of research by providing a base point from which to understand how managers can best maximise their return on investment in spend analysis systems. more
- 02
- APR
- 2011
PIU Insider: Consolidation and spend management providers - D&B buys Supplierforce
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Working Capital
Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading provider of global business information, tools and insight, will today announce an expansion of its product and service offering by purchasing the end-to-end supplier management software-as-a-service platform, Supplierforce. more
- 21
- MAR
- 2011
Is true leadership in short supply?
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Talent
My recent blogs on McKinsey and Rajat Gupta and the Japanese earthquake, and the current UN coalition push to unsettle Colonel Gaddafi in Libya have a key common thread: leadership. more
- 15
- MAR
- 2011
Japan quake shakes global supply structures
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Risk, Global Sourcing
The recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan have caused turmoil in the country. Potentially far-reaching nuclear instability has resulted at the Fukushima power plant. Until the full impact of last Friday's events can be quantified, the potential effects on the global supply chain and Japan's economic foundations are worrisome. more
- 11
- MAR
- 2011
McKinsey - The Jesuits of capitalism fall from grace
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Indirect Spend, Risk
McKinsey, the elite consulting company, is in a commercially and politically devastating quagmire. more
- 15
- FEB
- 2011
Spending your way to advanced analytics: Can you climb the maturity ladder?
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Spend Analytics
It is now a given that spend analysis is an enabler in identifying opportunities that improve procurement performance. more
- 26
- JAN
- 2011
Offshoring: harming the economy and fuelling inequality?
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Outsourcing
A recent blog by the PIU has sparked a lively discussion on the costs and benefits of offshore outsourcing and whether it has been destructive to the wider community. more
