- 01
- JUL
World Cup marketing - the holy grail or fool's gold?
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Services Procurement
As a marketing opportunity, the World Cup - rather like Brazil - is hard to beat.The planet's biggest football tournament does more than simply pit the world's best teams against each other - it also offers some of the largest names in the corporate world an unparalleled opportunity to tap into a global audience running into the billions. more
- 07
- JUN
What about China?
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Country Risk, Procurement Intelligence, Procurement Strategy
In late May I was fortunate enough to attend the Procurement Leaders London Forum, which looks to bring the brightest minds in procurement together to network and discuss the unique challenges that our function faces. more
- 13
- MAY
Sourcing USA
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Procurement Intelligence
Before moving to live in London, I called Perth, a city in Western Australia, home. My life in Perth was markedly different to my life in London. Where my free time is now spent in the galleries, markets and pubs of England's capital, it used to be spent on the golf courses, waves and pubs (old habits die hard) of Australia's south-west coast. more
- 24
- MAR
Is China still the answer?
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Country Risk
In recent weeks, PIU Insight has been dominated by stories about sourcing in China. This in itself is no surprise; the world's second-largest economy is engrained in the purchasing process of just about everything we buy. Everything we purchase from elastic bands right through to the most sophisticated component parts for our factories and power plants wear the 'Made in China' badge. more
- 01
- MAR
No defence for procurement in Iraq war
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Procurement Intelligence
One of the most striking features of the UK's ongoing Iraq inquiry isn't so much the revelations about the cosy relationship enjoyed by former Prime Minister Tony Blair and ex-US President George Bush, nor even the dodgy dossier, which contained 'facts' relating to Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons programme, rather the increasingly central role that procurement has assumed in proceedings. more
- 09
- FEB
Atos Origin to enter supply chain finance space
Author: Jordan Early - Categories: Supply Chain Finance
Atos Origin's move into the supply chain finance (SCF) space presents a real shift in this field. The fact that an established IT provider is committing time and resources to this activity further highlights the potential of such practices in today's post-recession marketplace and could see SCF moving from a peripheral business idea to a commonly adopted practice. more