Forget Category Management – Start with Customer Management and Context...
Shouldn’t procurement be more than just an internal service provider?
View ArticleThe CPO’s View of the Proposed Staples and Office Depot Merger (Part 1 –...
Breaking down what a merger of the Big 2 office supply firms means for procurement.
View ArticleThe Amazon Effect: The CPO’s View of the Proposed Staples and Office Depot...
Why is Amazon cheering on the merger of the Big 2 office supply firms?
View ArticleDefine Your Market Basket: The CPO’s View of the Proposed Staples and Office...
When choosing eggs for your market basket, how you consume supply matters.
View ArticleUnintended Consequences: The CPO’s View of the Proposed Staples and Office...
Relentless pursuit of supplier rationalization via strategic sourcing may not go as planned.
View ArticleWhat CPOs Should do Right Now About the Pending Staples-Office Depot Merger
CPOs need to realize they can have an influence on the FTC decision.
View ArticleTop 10 Interview Questions to Engage Your Stakeholders
Sometimes simple tools and ideas are the best ones.
View ArticleBetter Intel Through Better Info: Why CPOs Should Focus on Information, Not...
In Part 1 of this series, we highlighted the understated importance of information in a world where everyone focuses on process. If you’re going to […]
View ArticleThe Power of Procurement Mythology
What is the story of procurement that you want told?
View ArticleWhy Procurement is Like … Probiotics?
Your company is like a human body, and your suppliers are microbes. Most are beneficial. Some are not.
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