The Yin and Yang of Spend Control (Procurement & Purchasing)
We have seen much change is happening in procurement and purchasing departments across the world, and particularly here in Australia. The profession is certainly taking the right steps by moving away...
View ArticleThe need for a technology framework to achieve proper Procurement and Purchasing
Whilst I am a huge advocate of the work that the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) does in terms of education in the procurement and purchasing arena as well as the help that ‘some’...
View ArticleWatertight contracts with best-in-class Procurement Software Solutions
Last week I spent my second day with the accountants and procurement teams of, I guess what you may describe as, a pseudo public sector organisation somewhere in Australia! From our initial meeting it...
View ArticleCan you stop my eProcurement nightmares?
Last week I met with a CFO of a large waste management organisation and his first words to me were that he “was living a nightmare”. This organisation did not have a procurement department as such but...
View ArticleSupplier Relationship Management (SRM) is important
The term Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) has been around for a number of years and is rapidly gaining traction in the procurement arena. There is a lot of bravado and noise surrounding the topic...
View ArticleA case for collaborative procurement in Australian Local Government
It always captivates me that when we are looking to copy ideas from overseas, where the outcomes of success are overwhelming, that some people make the assumption that it will work just as well here in...
View ArticleKeeping purchasing simple with eProcurement
Sometimes we just over think things and make life complicated! In fact I find that the whole world is becoming hung up on the complex and really not focused on delivering simple solutions, which work....
View ArticleWithout a proper procurement software framework will we ever actually plug...
Procurement is a fascinating topic, and achieving best practice is clearly very difficult. The number of seminars, events and articles published related to this topic is endless. Even I am adding to...
View ArticleIs SRM the lifeblood of procurement?
If Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is the discipline of strategic planning, managing risk, building relationships and indeed any exchanges taking place with suppliers to provide goods and...
View ArticleReceive an invoice, let’s pay it! – Simple processes and eProcurement required
Preventing fraudulent activity can be really easy, just requiring good internal processes and decent technology to prevent much of it. Of course we can debate it and pretend our cumbersome systems help...
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