• 02
  • FEB
  • 2012
A brief history of Procurement: golden ages past and to come

Procurement may not be the oldest profession - we all know which one that is, and Procurement should probably not try to compete with it - but, Procurement’s history through the ages is worth to be told as it can be traced back to the Egyptians and shows an interesting developing path through the ages. more

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  • 31
  • JAN
  • 2012
Procurement’s objective: zero visibility

There is near-perpetual talk in the purchasing world of ‘raising procurement’s profile’. But should we bother? more

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  • 23
  • JAN
  • 2012
Specification management: procurement’s dirty secret

Users state requirements and feed this through to purchasing. But what role do buyers have in challenging this? more

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  • 03
  • JAN
  • 2012

2012 – a year for deglobalisation

2012 – a year for deglobalisation

Last year was a time of economic upheaval and doubt, as companies seek to mitigate against risk, 2012 may see a less connected world. more

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  • 20
  • DEC
  • 2011
Can you demand manage your way out of a crisis?

The PIU is about to launch a paper on the use of demand management during an economic downturn. The process of writing generated a number of interesting questions over its meaning and practical uses. more

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  • 17
  • NOV
  • 2011
Will procurement forever be back-office?

There are many articles out there bemoaning procurement’s relegation to the back-office. But few have evidence. more

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  • 28
  • SEP
  • 2011
Does procurement spend too much time worrying what other departments think of it?

Get enough buyers together in a room and the conversation will eventually turn to credibility. But is this helpful? Is procurement a department with a chip on its shoulder? more

Views: 893 - Comments: 17
  • 22
  • SEP
  • 2011

Procurement's people problem

Procurement's people problem

How can procurement expect to attract talent when that talent has never heard of procurement? What do you think? How did you enter the procurement function? more

Views: 1314 - Comments: 55