Strategy . Influence . Innovation . Process

Companies everywhere proclaim themselves as customer focused and publish statements in their corporate brochures emphasising their commitment to a customer-centric business model, both externally and internally. However, many of these companies have yet to back these statements up by investing in the core capabilities, processes and systems necessary to maximise the opportunity to deliver customer [...]

Purchasing Practice is conducting a poll via Linkedin on the strength of the private sector procurement interim market in the UK. You can participate in the poll by following the link below: http://polls.linkedin.com/p/73456/nogdz Results will be posted.

By following the link below you can find our thoughts on the future of supply management as a core competency in any business uploaded on slideshare. http://tinyurl.com/y9s79np We believe SM’s ultimate destination will be to play the role of “Market Managers”, through deep understanding of their companies external markets. Key themes are close integration with [...]

CEO’s are managing in uncertain times – their CPO can play a key role in helping them succeed CEO’s are having to rethink their business strategies in the uncertain times that are the ‘new normal’. Their strategies, usually centred around certain business assumptions or “indisputables” that are driving growth are being tested. None more so [...]

Its the time of year again where we take a look back and try and assess the last 12 months and think ahead to what awaits us in 2010. In that spirit, we take a look at what we believe represent some of the most important lessons to take into the year ahead: 1.    ”Collaborate”: [...]

A lighthearted look at Santa s military procurement help: FROM: Office of the Secretary of Defense TO: DOD ALLCON CC: CIVWORLD U N C L A S S SUBJ: Twelve Days of DOD Christmas The President has authorized the Department of Defense to assist Santa with the Twelve Days of Christmas. Status of acquisitions follows: [...]

The procurement profession is still in a transitory phase. There are glimpses of the future but still too much deadwood from the past which will need to be chopped before we can say the traditional procurement professional is dead. Consultants have played a key role in lifting procurement to its current lofty peak, so much [...]

The pace at which a company, is able to adapt and evolve is dependent upon the number of new strategic options that it is able to generate and test. The agile organisation is therefore one that captures more than its fair share of new opportunities, successfully balances risk with reward and is in a state [...]

The man who wants to turn Ikeas pleasant well groomed image on its head is Johan Stenebo. Stenebo, who has working at Ikea more than 20 years, left the company nine months ago after disputes with the management. Now he has written a tell-all book, “Sanningen om Ikea” (“The Truth About Ikea”), that has attracted [...]