Category: Strategy
In January 2014, Infosys was predicting 6 mega-trends in Procurement, illustrated in below infography. According to this global leader in consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions, it’s all about User …
if eSourcing benefits are straightforward, adoption is a different story. ScanMarket (a cloud eSourcing & Spend Analysis service provider) explored ways to address in the white paper “The crisis …
In July 2014, ATK issued a white paper on Procurement, “Procurement : How to stand out of the crowd”. You’ll find in this paper a nice representation (see below figure …
Thinking about the future is exciting. Exciting for creatives. Exciting for entrepreneurs. Exciting for Procurement! The field of possibles is wide-open and transformation is happening fast. I’ve gathered in this post a …
When having to shape a ‘TO-BE-best-in-class’ Procurement organisation, right sizing the organisation is one of the first matter that comes to the table and that needs an answer. Let me share my experience …
When I started to work, in 1990, about 20+ years ago, no one had a PC on his/her desk nor a mobile phone in his/her pocket. I’m feeling like a …
The holistic view of Managing and improving your spend baseline is rather simplistic but worth getting structured. You shall consider a) 3 major levers: Supplier , Demand and Cost management – and b) …
Non-Core Purchasing (i.e. Purchasing non directly related to the end-product and not manageable through a full automated MRP system) has from the very start be appreciated as a low-value contributor …
In 2012, Proxima released an interesting Survey about indirect Procurement. Although it may sound obvious, the report is providing brilliant baselining view on 2 dimensions: Indirect Spend category that …
According to latest Xchanging survey, based on views from circa 200 sourcing and procurement decision-makers from across the European manufacturing industry, adoption of external outsourcing of Procurement in Europe …