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What are the Key Procurement trends for 2016?
March 8, 2016Read MoreJanuary 8, 2016 By: Procurious HQ Did you successfully predict the key procurement trends in 2015? Chances are good that you were able to pick out at least a couple of the major themes appearing in the news and industry…
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Shelby’s Jim Kandilas recognized as a “2016 Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive
February 17, 2016Read More“Supply & Demand Chain Executive congratulates the 2016 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know recipients. The Pros to Know is a listing of exceptional corporate executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are leading initiatives to help prepare…
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Make Procurement Great Again!
February 12, 2016Read MoreFebruary 8, 2016 By: Jason Busch I decided to have some fun last week and change my Skype handle to “Make Procurement Great Again.” It has generated far more of a response than I could have imagined, and, yes, I…
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Buy Vs. Lease – The Sharing Economy and Procurement
February 5, 2016Read MoreJanuary 29, 2016 By: Procurious HQ It was tarnished as a fad, or worse still, a hipster trend. But the ‘sharing’ or ‘collaborative economy’ is here to stay. This new purchasing practice is changing the way we consume products and…
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What Procurement Leaders Can Learn From Calvin and Hobbes
January 19, 2016Read MoreDecember 11, 2015 By: Pierre Mitchell Just over 30 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes first appeared in print when I was in college. The cartoon series resonated with me strongly, and I have loved sharing it with my kids because…
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“Dear Procurement Stakeholder, Please Show Me Some Love”
January 12, 2016Read MoreJanuary 4, 2016 By: Sigi Osagie Many Procurement functions struggle with attaining a solid platform in their organisations, even when they have a formal mandate. Quite often, one of the key challenges is Procurement not getting much love from stakeholders…
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The Shelby Group – A 2015 Spend Matters 50/50 Provider to Watch
January 11, 2016Read MoreJanuary 11, 2016 Spend Matters highlights The Shelby Group as one of their 50 Providers to Watch from the 2015 Spend Matters Almanac. Read More
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New Data Laws will have Implications for Outsourcing Contracts
December 15, 2015Read MoreDecember 8, 2015 By: Huw Beverley-Smith Successful outsourcing projects have always relied on a clear and commercially reasonable allocation of risks between the parties for all aspects of the relationship. These range from actual service delivery, fulfilling the underlying business…
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The Continuing Evolution of Cloud Computing
December 8, 2015Read MoreDecember 4, 2015 By: Irving Wladawsky-Berger The cloud in less than a decade has gone from being primarily viewed as a tool to improve IT economics and flexibility to a force that’s systematically transforming the economy and, I should add,…
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Whatever Your Approach in 2016, Make Sure You Commit, Target and Deliver
December 2, 2015Read MoreNovember 23, 2015 By: Harry John The turn of a new year can be a catalyst for change, or improvement, or it can represent a well-meaning but in the end hopeless attempt at either of these things. I, for instance,…
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