Mike Cadieux With noses pressed against the window looking in on a group of happy people feasting in the warmth of a fire while we stand outside in the cold shivering. We want a seat at that table. For years this has been the lament of the procurement professional. Like Rodney Dangerfield, all we want […]
Michael Cadieux “Don’t insult yourself, or your CFO, by reporting on cost avoidance.” Tania Seary wrote the above in a 2016 article indicating that ISM CEO Tom Derry shared the same opinion regarding the measurement of cost avoidance. Here we are in 2019, and I am surprised that cost avoidance measurement is still a […]
Jon Hansen Ageism?!? Really! In today’s world, there seems to be an “ism” for everything, and along with it yet another opportunity to take offense and get one’s nose out of joint. Now I am not saying that there isn’t at least some degree of legitimacy regarding cases of discrimination. However, far too often, I […]
Jon Hansen, exclusive content for Procurement Foundry You are undoubtedly familiar with the concept of supply and demand. Using a Coles Notes version, if the price for something such as a specific product or service goes up, there is less demand. Conversely, if the price for said product or service goes down, there will be […]
A few years ago, there was a famous Tweet from Box CEO Aaron Levie regarding Uber, which speaks directly to the benefit of P2P’s digital transformation including AI and Robotic Process Automation or “RPA.” In his Tweet, Levie made the statement “Uber is a $3.5 billion lesson in building for how the world *should* work instead […]
As I may have mentioned in an earlier article, I have been in the high-tech world since 1983, and shortly after that extended myself into the realms of purchasing. Since then, and in many capacities and levels of management, I have experienced the impact of an M&A. During those times, I have learned that there […]
When someone recently asked me what I thought about the idea that there is a need for suppliers to become more strategic and innovative, I came to the proverbial fork in the road. Down one road which like a pathway after a bad storm that is strewn with debris, I saw the potential obstacles originating […]
