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Emma Kessler in Procurement Musings

Oct 9, 2015

Can Procurement Avoid Apple iPhone 6s “Chipgate”?

The latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were recently launched and immediately went to on create sales records. However there has been some controversy called the “Chipgate” (keeping with the naming tradition of “Antennagate” and “Bendgate”)…

Emma Kessler in Procurement Musings

Oct 29, 2015

Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

Every year, the pace of business continues to accelerate, forcing enterprise sourcing teams to adapt to changes and shifts within global markets in order to stay competitive. Although workloads and responsibilities continue to increase, sourcing teams remain…

Emma Kessler in Procurement Musings

Oct 9, 2015

Performance management in procurement — Truth or fallacy

As I read a quote while surfing the net, a particular thought provoked my mind to question a few things in today’s world. The quote read “brilliance always presents itself in flashes, consistency is the virtue of the mediocre”, as I…

Emma Kessler in Procurement Musings

Oct 28, 2015

CPO’s Guide to Product Recalls

This is the 2nd in our series of posts on Practical Procurement where we look at real world events and their impact on procurement and business. You can find the 1st post about Apple’s Chipgate problem, working with multiple suppliers and what the procurement teams can learn…

Emma Kessler in Procurement Musings

Oct 30, 2015

Reigning Procurement Fraud

Over the years the living cost has sky rocketed and the job market is quite stagnant. In such conditions imagine an individual who has to deal on and off with pressure of incentives, performance and rationalization. These factors serve as recipe for ‘Fraud’. When it comes to…

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