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Edition 8 (January 2007)
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The need to be globally savvy has never been greater
THE START OF A NEW YEAR IS A TIME TO LOOK AHEAD and make plans for the future. For procurement leaders, 2007 promises challenges and opportunities as never before. The contributors to our article predicting what the future holds for procurement touch upon several of them – including the continuing struggle to find excellent people, the increasing outsourcing of procurement, continued globalisation and the rising status of procurement as a business function.
The striking feature of these predictions, from some of industry's most well-known and respected professionals, is their wide-ranging scope. What is clear, though, is that the challenges facing procurement seem very unlikely to let up anytime soon.
PROCUREMENT FEATURES
- Scenario: As a CPO, I am coming under increasing pressure from the board to show we are embracing green procurement and carbon neutrality.
Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:43:52 - Are we facing a free-for-all?
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:38:20 - All the world's your stage
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:29:59 - Buying into the green option
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:36:13 - Talent Management Roundtable: Talent Scouts
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 - There's more than one approach
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:46:54 - ELP Forum / Frankfurt - Giving procurement a competitive edge
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:25:15 - Giles Breault - The new European
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:50:03
PROCUREMENT NEWS
- Make 2007 the year for planning ahead
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:37:21 - China to attract multinationals with designated outsourcing cities
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:32:07 - Service providers must focus on innovation
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:26:39 - India picks up Norwegian IT business
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:21:31 - A good case for defence
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:11:48 - Procurement leaders say managing staff is number one task
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:04:21
OPINIONS
Opinion: Footprints into the future
Kees Linse: Managing relations is set to become a key procurement activity.
Opinion: Joined-up thinking is needed
Professor Christopher Jahns: Low-cost country sourcing requires teamwork to produce results.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
As a CPO with a global remit, you are under pressure to embrace green procurement and carbon neutrality.
How can you persuade your colleagues that this is good business?
Read what the experts say
PROFILE
Featured Profile: Giles Breault
Giles Breault is a genial New Yorker who feels completely at home in Switzerland. Mark Whitehead travelled to Basel to talk about the challenges he faces at Novartis.
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