Category: Processes

Next to my previous post, I couldn’t miss to provide you with a compeling – although blank -and well structured template supporting the execution and the reporting of a …

Following is an indicative framework of 130 useful questions when assessing or benchmarking Purchasing processes and organisation performance. When on a consulting assignment, I used to design the “current …

A good and detailed guidance note from the NePP (National e-Procurement Project) written in 2004 but still valuable. You can download it here: NePP eAuctions. You will learn: – …

If you still feel uncomfortable deciding or not to go auction, you should use the eAuction Decision Tool, provided by OGC, in order to receive assistance in evaluating whether …

Some time ago, I wrote about the Kirkman company, a Dutch based enterprise specialised on strategic sourcing consulting, not only for Purchasing but for any ‘make or buy’ decision. …

That’s what you can read in the latest analysis from the Forrester, August 2007, Andrew Bartels following the interviews of 21 ‘contract management’ vendor companies, including Accruent, Ariba, CMA …

Potential initiatives to improve the way you buy Printing are written on the graph below. Please click on the above-thumbnail to read it.

Potential appropriate initiatives to improve the way you buy MRO are unveiled on the graph below. Please click on the above-thumbnail to read it.

Kirkman. Kirkman Company to be precise. Interpellating name, don’t you think? No, don’t be wrong, this is nothing related to the Start Treck series or James Kirk’s adventures, sorry …

Are you still ignoring who Achilles Group is? Of course not! Indeed, a ~30M€ revenue and worldwide leading provider of Supplier Management Information (supplier pre-qualification databases). Achilles’ supplier management …