The Face of Procurement’s Generation Next
Author: Jon Hansen I often talk about the old days of procurement when, speaking with…
Browsing: Thought Leadership
Big Data Analytics – What’s in it for Procurement?
Author: Gerard Chick, chief knowledge officer at Optimum Procurement. The adoption of analytics in business…
Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form
Author: Gerard Chick, chief knowledge officer Optimum Procurement. In our book (published last year with Robert Handfield), we said…
Category management: Why bother?
Shortly, Grosvenor Management Consulting will be releasing a second CPO study survey on procurement effectiveness.…
What Is Procurement’s Role In The Era Of $40 Oil?
What kind of pressure does ‘cheap’ oil put on energy sector procurement and what insights…
Leadership, wisdom, mind-sets and all that – Part 3
So what about the future? Gerard Chick, chief knowledge officer of Optimum Procurement continues his thought leadership in…
Distinct Sustainable Supply Chain Management Categories: Part 2
In Part 2 of her two part series for PASA, sustainability consultant Tania Crosbie discusses more,…
Leadership, wisdom, mind-sets and all that – Part 2
What are the links between data, information, knowledge and wisdom? Over to Gerard Chick, chief…
Leadership, wisdom, mind-sets and all that – Part 1
In part one of a three part series, Gerard Chick, chief knowledge officer of Optimum Procurement delves into…
Distinct Sustainable Supply Chain Management Categories: Part 1
Here, in Part 1 of a two part series for PASA, sustainability consultant Tania Crosbie…