No, its not Harold and Kumar III. Today, I am hitting the runway in Holland to attend a Procurement Leaders conference in Damrak. I am really looking forward to this event, as I should be able to speak with numerous practitioners from around Europe. I am curious to hear stories about adoption [...]
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Last week, I was interested to listen to a quick interview of East Coast academics discussing reverse auction theory/technology to solve the credit crisis by procurement of toxic mortgages. Spend Matters has been involved in this topic for a couple weeks, as Jason Busch and Sam Kinney have had discussions with the Treasury Dept [...]
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Ok, so I did not just come to Europe for the conference yesterday, although it was great and well worth the trip. I really came over here to meet with many of our European user community for our annual Euro conference, which we hold in the UK.
Last year was in Bath, which was a [...]
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I was forwarded this image by old friend Tony P. It shows the expert sourcing strategy for getting massive savings on mobile hardware. All you have to do is hold your ground for 2 decades and the supplier will come to the table. Guaranteed results!
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The most generally accepted value proposition for e-RFx solutions (whether reverse auction, optimization, or online RFP) is their ability to rapidly and effectively drive lowest total cost sourcing decisions through whizz-bangs such as “competition-inducing online bidding environments”, “optimization tools facilitating real-time multi-attribute evaluation”, or one of my personal favorites “a geography-negating virtual collaboration medium where [...]
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Last Thursday, I attended the Procurement Leaders conference in the heart of Amsterdam. I did not know what to expect but came away pleasantly surprised. There were almost 200 delegates and most were very high level executives from across Europe. Typically, these conferences are worth the investment, if we can develop 1-2 [...]
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On Tuesday, I was in attendance for our bi-annual user conference. This one takes place in the UK to collaborate and assist our European client base. Our central location in London is based on the fact that over half our Euro buyer users are located across the UK. As a side note, [...]
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Counterfeit Parts in Military Supply Chains
“Reduce costs” is a common objective during slow economic times. However, as the Chinese supply chain knows, a cheaper cost is not a likeable trade-off to inferior quality. This blog takes a look at an investigate report of counterfeit computer parts from China that are getting into U.S. [...]
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Supply Risk in India: Pharma Supplier Quality Problems Extend Past China
This blog discusses the reputation of Asian pharmaceutical suppliers, which implies the importance of investing in supplier development and monitoring programs. Bottom line, don’t wait until your suppliers fail their audits from poor practices- manage your supply risks before it’s too late.
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