On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, I posted this short piece on LinkedIn: ### China may be trying to rewrite history by attempting to obliterate all traces of the Tiananmen Square event. But history itself teaches us that truth has an annoying habit...
The prior global recession and several other critical business factors have put Procurement in the spotlight in recent years. Natural disasters, health epidemics and geopolitical and socioeconomic developments, which create mammoth disruptions or supply chain risks,...
Purchasing is not yet widely perceived as a premier league profession; certainly not when compared to, say, marketing, law, investment banking or entrepreneurship. But continued efforts by leading companies to exploit the power of effective purchasing have given...
I agree with one of the earlier comments that a stable platform would be a massive help for manufacturers in the UK and the wider EU. But, as we all probably know, “we live in interesting times.” It’s unlikely that UK or EU manufacturers will get the sort of stability...
Procurement capability in most organizations is hampered because purchasing decisions are beset by organizational challenges and “soft” issues. In this extract from Sigi Osagie’s new book Procurement Mojo, he discusses why Procurement still has no de facto seat in the...
