Daily Archives: December 15, 2016

On the Third day of X-Mas (2016)


On the third day of X-Mas
my blogger gave to me:
some Best Practice Posts
some Trend Bashing Posts
and some ranting on stupidity …

Best Practices – What Are They? … are they even what you think?

You Might Be Getting the Basics Right, but That’s Not Enough … you have to do better, much better

Ain’t Nothing Wrong with Being (or acting) White & Nerdy … especially if you want to excel at Supply Management

Informed Decision Making … it’s not what you think

Category Aggregation – How Far Do You Go? … do you dig in the mine the whole day through? Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho! It’s off to …

Platforms are Needed to Accelerate Procurement Agility — But Don’t Overlook the Offline Contributions … or the platform that was supposed to save you could be your downfall

If you want to stand out, don’t answer the top 10 procurement questions!
Part I
Part II

And, for those who don’t want the job, How to Screw Up a Procurement Job Interview and, finally, some

Tips to Advance Your Procurement Career

If AP is the Tax Department, Make Sure They Optimize Tax Recovery!, unless you like gifting various government agencies hard earned dollars you are entitled to! (They don’t mind, but you should.)

Don’t be fooled, there is no SaaS
Part I
Part II

Also, Why You Need MROaaS … and if you don’t know the acronym, you probably need it more than you think.

Should All Service Spend Be Subject to Procurement?

Where Do You Start On Your Supply Management Journey? Inquiring minds should want to know!

Come back tomorrow for the fourth day of X-Mas.