In the previous post, my esteemed colleague Chris Haydon highlighted the emergence of the e-catalogue as a player in today’s global marketplace. I would like to go into a little more detail and explain why the e-catalogue revolution can and will impact your company’s bottom line.
One of the realisations of the GFC has been how [...]
Continue reading about e-Catalogues No Longer ‘A Bit Too Hard’ – Part 1
In our last installment, I wrote about the issues and reactions that can arise between contract owners and contractors when it comes to managing cost-plus contracts.
Most, if not all of these problems can be solved through better information sharing and process transparency from both sides. What seems to be missing in most situations is a [...]
Continue reading about The Technology of Procurement: Managing Cost-Plus Contracts – Part 2
SAP recently asked more than 200 procurement executives about what strategies are working today in this uncertain time of economic free fall.
The survey, Succeeding with New Procurement Strategies, was conducted with the help of the Procurement Leaders Network and found that procurement departments are going back to basics, trying to reduce costs and better manage [...]