Sept 2008 - Corporate Capability to Negotiate Part 1
October 2008 - Corporate Capability to Negotiate Part 2
Nov 2008 - Corporate Capability to Negotiate Part 3
Dec 2008 -Financial Supply Chain
Jan 2009 - Procurement Priorities for 2009
Feb-2009- Indirect-Services-Spend-Management.pdf
March 2009 - Why CEOâs need to make sourcing a core competency
April 2009 - Strategic Outsourcing Part 1
May 2009 Strategic Outsourcing Part 2 - Establishing Governance
June 2009-Developing-supply-chain-risk-mgt-capability
july-aug-2009-buying-reputations-guardian-of-the-brand
oct-2009-innovation-centred-procurement-icp
nov-2009-mastering-collaboration
dec-2009-is-procurement-fit-for-an-agile-future
jan-2010-key-supply-strategies-for-2010
- Articles:
Procurements evolutionary journey - leader or laggard
- Links to professional journals:
Supply Management
Purchasing b2b
Inside Supply Management
CPO Agenda
Purchasing.com
Procurement Leaders
- Publications
Strategies to break into the boardroom
Managing through a Downturn
Creating Value from an acquisition The-New-CPO's-First 100 Days Staying Centre Stage the-growth-game-pp-oct-09 navigating-uncertainty
- Links to professional bodies:
Purchasing Management Association of Canada
Institute of Supply Management
Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Australia
- Purchasing Practice on Linkedin:
Purchasing Practice: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/771367
Purchasing Practice "Executive Search" Link:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/866537
Supply Management Anecdotes for thought:
“When the economic tide goes out, you find out who is swimming naked.”- Warren Buffet
“What gets measured gets done” and “If it isn’t measured did it even happen”
“The devil is in the detail, and procurement is nothing if not about the details”
“You get the suppliers you deserve”
“Cost reduction is a strategy where there is no strategy”
“The greatest challenges are internal”
“Great people attract other great people - mediocre people attract more of the same”
“If procurement doesn’t understand it’s value… why would it’s customers?”
