- 08
- FEB
- 2012
Capability Development: Parallels with High Performance Sport
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Best Practice & Benchmarking
Techniques routinely used to boost performance in sport also apply in business. more
- 26
- JAN
- 2012
Commodity Price Volatility: A Distraction from the Real Challenge
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Risk, Economy & Current Affairs
The commodity prices we see and pay are not a true reflection of supply and demand. more
- 19
- JAN
- 2012
Procurement versus Purchasing
Author: Tom Seal - Categories:
Over the last decade there has been much debate about what we should call our function. more
- 24
- MAR
- 2011
Don't just spend it, make it!
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Best Practice & Benchmarking
When those of us who work outside of sales and marketing talk about revenue generation, we are typically referring to generating income using methods other than the organisation's usual revenue streams. more
- 24
- FEB
- 2011
Future Gazing: Procurement Strategies for 2020
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Procurement Strategy
As part of a global think-tank, in co-operation with German management consultancy h&z, the PIU has recently concluded a series of executive-level international events focussed on mega trends in procurement. The events, held in Munich, New York and Shanghai, brought together supply chain professionals from multinational organisations as well as leading procurement academics to discuss the trends that are likely to impact our function over the coming ten years. more
- 25
- NOV
- 2010
Procurement in High Definition
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Spend Analytics, Technology & Apps
Can your procurement team view the depth and breadth of your organisation's spending? Accurate spend data analysis was highlighted as one of the most important pre-requisites to achieving procurement success by respondents to the PIU's 2010 CPO Strategy survey. In fact, spend analytics tools are the highest ranked tool or technology. more
