Procurement professionals know all about the pressure to cut costs. Could their paychecks someday see the profits of their successes?
Continue readingDriving Supply Chain Innovation: SourceDogg’s CEO talks e-procurement in The Sunday Business Post
There’s never been a better time to convert to e-procurement. Having steadily gained momentum over the last twenty years, its heyday is dawning.
Continue readingSourcing goods and services: should bottom price be top priority?
As highlighted this week in an RTÉ News article on the awarding of Irish public sector contracts, procurement can play a powerful role in supporting the domestic economy.
Continue readingSourceDogg to be showcased at procurement technology exhibition down under
It has long been recognised that there are three important levers to increase procurement capability – people, process and technology. While much activity has been focused on the first two components, Procurement and Supply will host the first-ever two-day event focused on procurement technology.
Continue readinge-Sourcing of Olympic proportions: building London 2012
The adoption of e-procurement tools in the planning of London 2012 proved highly successful, significantly impacting the ‘green’ gains of the builds, as well positively affecting expenditure.
Continue readingSeasonal sourcing: don’t be blinded by the Christmas lights!
Are we finding it more and more difficult to resist the giddy extravagance of the festive frenzy? Are we really doing our best to keep costs down by comparing prices and seeking greatest value for money?
Continue reading‘Cyber Monday’, the day everyone’s a procurement professional!
This moonlighting of the average consumer as a strategic buyer (of sorts) reminds us that many fundamentals of procurement are based on a common-sense approach.
Continue readingSee the value of transparent sourcing
Whether your company is public or private, a start-up employing just a handful of staff or an established firm turning over large amounts of money, transparency is not simply an added bonus but an essential aspect of the procurement process.
Continue readingGet your head in the cloud
In recent years the cloud has floated right into the heart of computing, boasting practical and financial benefits of great appeal to both business and personal users with varying requirements.
Continue readingThe scores are in: find a supplier who ticks all the boxes
There’s no doubt about it, negotiating a bargain-basement price gives every buyer a bit of a buzz. But once the excitement of cost cutting dissipates, will your new supplier be able to live up to expectations in other areas?
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