It was just five years ago that all of the big consulting houses — PWC, Accenture, Deloitte, etc. — were talking about the future of procurement in 2020 and how it was going to be nothing like what it was then, or should I say, what it’s like today because, to be frank, it really […]
In yesterday’s post we pointed out you need to be very, very careful what advice you take from consultancies, large and small alike, who aren’t really expert in modern Supply Management processes, best practices, and technologies. Yesterday’s post covered a recent piece (from a mere two months ago) on Sourcing and Purchasing Transformation that provided […]
To save you some time, the doctor has compiled a list of the most important. 1. I WILL NOT READ PREDICTION ARTICLES As the doctor has stated repeatedly, most predictions are old news or remanufactured shoes, as clearly explained in our long series on The Future of Procurement where we tackled the same predictions you […]
the doctor‘s response to the public defender‘s post on What’s the Future of Procurement? How the Rogues Will Become the Heroes Out of the ruins Out from the wreckage Can’t make the same mistake this time We are the relics The last generation We are the ones they left behind And I wonder why we […]
But precisely what form will it take? Over on LinkedIn, the procurement dynamo asks what is the role of machines in the future of Procurement? Why? Because, in some cases, machines are now, supposedly, threatening the knowledge workers because they can collect and process more information, memorize way more than we can, and enable us […]