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- Sourcing Revisited: Five Steps to More Effective Purchasing
- In order to take advantage of the cost savings that e-sourcing solutions offer, large organizations will have to transform their procurement functions' core competency from sourcing management to information management. In doing so they will carve out a new cross-functional role that weaves together the strategic procurement function, a deep...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Alignment Matters - Improving Business Functions Using The Procurement Alignment Framework
- The procurement business function is increasingly recognized as strategic. An improvement approach of the procurement function is proposed using the Procurement Alignment Framework. The framework is based on the hypothesis that the performance of the procurement business function is positively related to: The single maturity of five business dimensions (strategy...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Global Chief Procurement Officers (CPO) Set Their 2008 Agendas
- The gains made by procurement executives over the past decade are significant and have helped elevate the function to new heights, according to "CPO Rising: The CPO's Agenda for 2008," a new study published by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS). This "State of the Union" report on the procurement...
- Research articles 2008-03-04
- Managing Procurement Through a Merger: Capturing the Value of the Deal
- This paper offers practical advice and a proven approach for effectively managing procurement through a merger. It initiates with forming out that procurement consistently generates the bulk of near-term savings in merger-integration efforts. Since a high percentage of mergers fail to meet announced synergy goals, procurement has been and will...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Cott Corporation Strengthens Global Procurement Function With Appointment of William Reis
- Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) (TSX: BCB), the world's largest retailer brand soft drink provider, announced today the appointment of William Bill Reis to the position of Senior Vice President, Global Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer, effective March 26, 2007. Reis has nearly 20 years of experience in the procurement...
- Research articles 2007-03-08
- Cott Corporation Strengthens Global Procurement Function With Appointment of William Reis.
- TORONTO, CANADA, Mar 8, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT) (TSX:BCB), the world's largest retailer brand soft drink provider, announced today the appointment of William Bill Reis to the position of Senior Vice President, Global Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer, effective March 26, 2007....
- Research articles 2007-03-08
- Enabling High Performance in Banking by Outsourcing Procurement
- In recent years, global banking institutions have faced increasing competitive cost pressures. Yet in their pursuit of lower costs and high performance, most banking institutions have overlooked a potential goldmine of savings: the procurement function. Few banks have deployed enterprise-wide procurement processes that require or even encourage employees to purchase...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Achieving High Performance in the Utilities Industry by Outsourcing Procurement
- With limited options to generate more revenue through higher prices, utilities are forced to be even more resolute in wringing costs from their operations and maintenance activities to achieve high performance. For many utilities, the procurement function represents an area in which significant cost reductions can be gained. Typical utilities...
- White papers 2004-11-10
- The five keys strategic transformation: how to evolve the procurement function into a strategic asset--valued for its contributions to top-level objectives and the bottom line.
- In 2003, top purchasing executives from public- and private-sector organizations convened for roundtable discussions sponsored by SAS and IBM on the changing role of procurement. Their insights and ideas have been captured in the white paper, Five In 2003, top purchasing executives from...
- Research articles 2004-03-18
- Greg Nelson. (Jobs and People).(joined Sun Chemical Corp. as corporate vice president and chief procurement officer)(Brief Article)
- Greg Nelson has joined Sun Chemical Corp. as corporate vice president and chief procurement officer. He is responsible for leading the company's strategic sourcing and procurement function. Mr. Nelson is recognized as one of the world's leading strategic sourcing and purchasing professionals with more than 25...
- Research articles 2003-03-31
- Large-Scale Transitional Procurement Change - An 'Insider's View'
- There are plenty of success stories about change management in purchasing, especially when it comes to implementing 'planned' category management approaches in purchasing. However, one rarely gets to read about the 'inside view'. The aim of this paper is to present a clear and candid view of large-scale internal change...
- White papers 2005-10-24
- Union Bank cuts costs, red tape with intranet e-procurement.(Union Bank of California)(Brief Article)
- Michelle Ghourdjian had a Golden Gate Bridge-sized task. Last year, the Union Bank of California VP-intranet solutions was charged by an executive committee to help cut costs. She was also told to figure out how to use the San Francisco-based company's intranet -- which...
- Research articles 2000-08-28
- Building Bridges to Finance and Beyond
- Aberdeen Group a couple years back came out with some research around how chief financial officers perceived the Procurement function. Aberdeen's research showed that a clear majority of CFOs believed that Procurement's role in strategic operations had inAberdeen Group a couple years back came out with some research around how...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Contract Management for Procurement Best Practices
- "In general, procurement is usually viewed as a cost center, which can only be marginally improved through the application of information technology. The primary function of the procurement professional is to evaluate and select suppliers based on availability, reliability and price in order to obtain the highest quality products...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Centralized system creates big volumes, saves money.(John Hancock Financial Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
- When Roy Anderson became director of purchasing at John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., Boston, Mass., in late 1997, one of his first responsibilities was to create a centralized contracting and procurement function. "At the time, we were v When Roy Anderson became director...
- Research articles 2000-12-22
- Use of alliances trims MRO buying costs at PacifiCorp.
- Applying supply chain management principles to the procurement function at PacifiCorp, Salt Lake City, Utah, has helped to reduce buying costs at the utility by $10 million since 1994. Applying supply chain management principles to the procurement function at PacifiCorp, Salt Lake City, Utah,...
- Research articles 1998-04-23
- Outsourcing since day one.(Avaya Inc.)
- William Atkinson Five-year old telecom company avaya in Basking Ridge, N.J. made a conscious decision from the start--outsource whatever can be outsourced. And from day one, that has included the procurement function. Joe Siciliano, seni ...
- Research articles 2006-03-16
- Old-school retailer learns new Net ways; Sears' Web plans will take hard sell.
- Sears, Roebuck and Co., among the most traditional retailers, is intent on transforming its procurement function this year into a dynamic online exchange that will revolutionize retailing. It's a revolution Sears' top brass says will be relatively ea Sears, Roebuck and Co., among the most traditional...
- Research articles 2001-01-22
- Cable & Wireless wins award hat trick for global procurement project; e-Business Transformation Awards: Best Overall Project; Kelly's and CIPS Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply: Best International Global Purchasing Function and Best use o
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 December 2002-CABLE & WIRELESS: Cable & Wireless wins award hat trick for global procurement project; e-Business Transformation Awards: Best Overall Project; Kelly's and CIPS Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply: Best International Global Purchasing Function and Best use of eProcurementC1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
- Research articles 2002-12-17
- The Buying Organisation of the Future
- Given the tectonic shift that has transformed the procurement function from a mere purchasing department to one that can make a significant and immediate contribution to company performance, is the human resource asset - and how companies manage it - that will ultimately determine their success or failure. The report...
- White papers 2002-09-26
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