The Greatest Contract Ever Signed

In 1886, a pharmacist by the name of John Stith Pemberton formulated a new soda fountain drink. Back…

Characteristic of a World-class Procurement Organization

How to be world class? That is a question everyone needs the answer to. Though cost savings will be the primary procurement benchmark for the foreseeable future, leading entities expect a lot more than just cutting the…

Supply Chain Crisis Management- Part 1

A US airways flight took off from LaGaurdia airport which is in New York on the 15th January 2009. Soon after the takeoff, the aircraft made an emergency landing on the Hudson River due to multiple bird strikes at 3,000 feet and both engines were knocked out…

Elevating Procurement to the next level — Europe at a glance PART ONE

As organizations slowly advance towards a new year, 300+ CPOs identify the deployment of new or improved technology as a key driver to elevate procurement to the next level.

Change the Game

Last year, procurement organizations as a whole and Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) in particular frequently find themselves in the untenable position of having to enhance their performance while maintaining the resources that they currently have. Many have reached a plateau in their…

Maverick Behaviour in a Galaxy Far, Far Away!!

(Anakin Skywalkar chasing female Clawdite bounty hunter with Obi-Wan Kenobi)

ANAKIN SKYWALKER — I think she’s a changeling…
 (They catch her and as she was about to reveal to them her partner’s name, Fett killed her with a…