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Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
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Roundtable: Collaborative working, London 
Procurement needs more team players, with enterprise-wide knowledge and experience if it is going to form closer bonds with the rest of the business, writes David Rae.
10:22, 17 Dec, 2009
Thought leaders: Supply risk management
In this enlightening article, Dr Uwe Schulte, the former VP of global supply management at Unilever, provides a straightforward methodology for implementing a risk-management strategy. It looks at how CPOs can develop a simple process for determining the suppliers and categories they should focus on and, in doing so, Schulte makes risk management more manageable.
14:37, 17 Dec, 2009
Thought leaders: Global software contracts
Contracts can be complex at the best of times, but multinational organisations that enter into global software contracts must be extra vigilant. Here, Dirk Karl, CPO of financial services giant ING, talks us through the ‘seven deadly sins’ that procurement must look out for.
14:22, 17 Dec, 2009
Thought leaders: Gifts and hospitality
Procurement is a natural place for suppliers to try and gain influence – often by way of lavishing gifts and hospitality. Most organisations have embedded gifts and hospitality policies deeply into their sourcing processes, however, in recognition that they not only have to stamp out corrupt behaviour but they also have to be seen to be doing it. In this article, freelance business writer Malcolm Wheatley looks at how some of the world’s largest companies approach the often thorny subject.
14:51, 17 Dec, 2009
Reflections on the US
The challenges facing procurement may be the same on both sides of the Atlantic, but that isn’t always true of the solutions. One common trend, however, is the rise of procurement’s profile within the organisation – and that can only be a good thing for the profession.
10:11, 15 Dec, 2009
Profile: Marc Magistrali, CPO, Kone
Not everyone in procurement enjoys the elevated status that Kone CPO Marc Magistrali has achieved in his four years with the company. But, then, he is one procurement professional who seems destined to make it to the very top, writes David Rae.
15:28, 17 Dec, 2009
Procurement Leaders Forum 09 - Amsterdam
Integration and cross-functional teamwork were some of the key topics at this year’s Procurement Leaders Forum in Amsterdam.
09:55, 15 Dec, 2009
Moves: Ideal choice for John Lewis
On the move in the procurement world...
11:24, 22 Dec, 2009
Executive Masterclass 2009 - Amsterdam
It's easy to get bogged down in the complexities of supplier risk management and mitigation. But, as was discussed during this executive masterclass in Amsterdam, the key to success is to maintain clarity - and, ultimately, by keeping things simple.
10:00, 15 Dec, 2009
New dawn
As 2009 comes to a close, now is the time to take a step back and reflect on one of the most extraordinary periods in business history. The majority of readers of this magazine will have been on the front line as their companies desperately trimmed costs and, as a result, will have had little time to think about the consequences of the global recession.
09:53, 15 Dec, 2009
A new dawn for procurement
The stellar rise of the CPO over the past decade reflects the changing role of procurement into a strategic business function. But they will need to up their skillset to maintain the profession's profile in a post-recession world, writes Richard Edwards
12:11, 17 Dec, 2009
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