Thursday, February 23, 2012
Edition 21 (August 2009)
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David Rae, Editor
It is now more than two years since French banking giant BNP Paribas announced it would be freezing the assets in three of its investment funds, bringing the seriousness of the credit crisis to the attention of the world. Much has happened since, not least one of the most serious recessions in living memory and the bankruptcy of one or two minor companies...
However, all the signs are that the world is beginning to recover. Purchasing managers' indices from around the world suggest that companies are buying again and confidence is beginning to return to the markets. So, while the road to recovery is destined to be long and bumpy, now would be a good time for business leaders to take a step back from the day-today grind and think long term.
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PROCUREMENT FEATURES
- Just in Time: Graham Gleed, SGS
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:35:38 - Roundtable: Transformation, San Francisco
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:14:54 - Roundtable: Procurement Strategies, New York and London
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:31:25 - ODA procurement head prepares to pass on the baton
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:08:05 - Research into the global sourcing market
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:01:30 - If bonus-led incentives work for sales why not for procurement
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:48:38 - Profile: Ron Carcamo, CPO, Yahoo
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:32:48 - Moves: Baron adds VP title
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:14:26 - Are the increase in PMI figures cause for optimism?
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:08:46 - Tax regulation analysis tool helps reduce costs and boost profits
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:03:52
PROCUREMENT OPINIONS
Having acted swiftly and decisively to avert a much bigger economic disaster, a too-hasty move by banks and policymakers to cut off the stimulus to economic recovery would be akin to trying to leave a plane before it has landed – rash, misguided and likely to end in tears, writes Phillip Thornton. Inside View: Let the cull continue
If the latest research is anything to go by, nothing much has changed in procurement over the past two decades. But if it doesn’t evolve quickly and start attracting imaginative, business-minded people, it will never achieve its ambition to become a strategic, value-add function, argues Neil Deverill. Network View: Getting IT services contracts right
Getting IT services contracts right is never easy and making it up as you go along is not an option. From planning and design to implementation and management, ING's Dirk Karl sets out his 'golden rules' to create efficient contracting models in an increasingly global and competitive market.
PROFILE
Featured Profile: Ron Carcamo
As Yahoo prepares to go head-to-head with rival Google, CPO Ron Carcamo will need to stay focused on promoting procurement’s strategic value to the business – something that will take much diplomacy and collaboration, writes David Rae.
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