Procurement

“Shirt Pocket Notes” and Other Reflections

Thursday, December 13, 2018 · Jim Baehr Currently, too many Procurement groups go to market with only their inside information in-hand and without much understanding of the outside picture.

Regarding Procurement: Attitude Isn’t Everything and Other Shattered Notions

Monday, September 24, 2018 · James M. Baehr, For the next wave of Supply Management transformations, we will see behaviors challenged more than ever before. Nonetheless, behaviors may still be the difference between a successful transformation and a failed one.

Optimizing value with a win-win supply chain

Friday, September 21, 2018 · Steven Bowen and Kate Vitasek Supply chain partners that collaborate drive continuous improvement and innovation. But getting there takes a new approach.

JAGGAER Announces Earnings and Introduces Jaguar 18.2 as “Intelligent Procurement” Solution

Thursday, July 26, 2018 · Patrick Burnson JAGGAER, a global independent spend management company, recently announced the release of Jaguar: 18.2, calling it an “evolution” of the Source-to-Pay process. First year earnings were also announced.

Creative Procurement: Walking the talk

Friday, July 13, 2018 · Sriram Narayanan, Carlos Mena and Riyaj Gilani Procurement is changing from a focus on cost savings to creativity and innovation in a talent rich supply chain. That's the talk. The question is whether organizations are walking the talk when they recruit, and, if not, how do we recruit for creativity.

Rough Seas Ahead for Procurement, Say AlixPartners

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 · Patrick Burnson A new research paper by AlixPartners on “sourcing and purchasing transformation,” reveals that supply chain managers may face fresh challenges in the coming months.

ISM 2018: Institute for Supply Management Announces R. Gene Richter Scholarship Recipients

Thursday, May 10, 2018 · SCMR Staff Outstanding Supply Management Students Earn $10,000 Tuition Awards, and Special Mentoring and Networking Opportunities

ISM Announces Christie Breves Winner of the 2018 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 · SCMR Staff Supply management industry leader honored with prestigious ISM award

ISM 2018: Why procurement matters

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock Procurement professionals have been upping their game in recent years. Those skills are going to come in handy in the years to come.

Project Based Procurement Introduced by JAGGAER at ISM Event

Monday, May 7, 2018 · Patrick Burnson In an announcement coinciding with the ISM conference in Nashville, TN, JAGGAER announced the introduction of as service to manage large Capex projects: Project Based Procurement.

Ready, set, buy – Not quite yet

Friday, April 20, 2018 · Gary Forger Supply chain procurement is nowhere near Amazon one-click buying, but a major change is underway.

The Hackett Group Report on Automation Signals Greater Supply Chain Investment

Monday, April 2, 2018 · Patrick Burnson The Hackett Group's most recent research shows that, while current RPA adoption remains low, that will change over the next two to three years.

Are CPOs Painted into a Corner?

Friday, March 16, 2018 · James M. Baehr There are numerous well-developed Procurement organizations doing progressive work across the scope of the discipline – from basic buying through Supplier Relationship Management.

Procurement Performance Measurement in 2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 · Jeff Schlosser, Tiffany Baker and Mark Crumrine Measuring Procurement Effectiveness across Unequal Spend Categories

Indirect Procurement: How the research results stack up

Monday, March 5, 2018 · Jayanth Jayaram and Sime Curkovic The authors of the benchmark study on indirect procurement compare how their research results stack up next to their assumptions.