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IndustryWeek November 17, 2010 |
Trimming the Fat From Indirect Procurement Industrial manufacturers are looking to sharply reduce transactional costs and the number of purchase orders.  |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
Outsourcing Procurement Personal-paper-products maker Kimberly-Clark aims to focus on what it does best.  |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Steve Minter |
Risky Disconnect Between Purchasing and Finance Only 28% of CFOS said they believe procurement has a significant impact on financial risk exposure.  |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
Indirect Procurement Gets The Shaft Companies choose to outsource function to improve service.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
Aligning Business Functions Pays Off Recent study outlines best practices to ensure a world-class procurement function.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Cost in Translation More effective sourcing efforts could be as simple as getting your procurement and finance departments to speak the same language.  |
CFO May 15, 2012 Josh Hyatt |
The Rise and Rise of Procurement Like CFOs of yore, procurement executives are shedding their roles as stewards and becoming what their companies need them to be: strategic thinkers.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Buyer's Discourse: By the Numbers Companies that take a strategic and integrated approach to procurement can not only reduce costs, but also realize value and efficiencies.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 John Teresko |
The Services Procurement Challenge Outside and indirect services spending averages 15% of revenue.  |
CFO April 1, 2007 Julia Homer |
The Three-Year Itch? Reeling from the Sarbanes-Oxley blues, backdating scandals, and intense pressure to perform, CFOs (and their bosses) are vacating their offices at an alarming clip.  |
IndustryWeek May 29, 2009 Steve Minter |
Purchasing Officers: Confident Now, But is Trouble Ahead? While the recession has strengthened their negotiating positions, many purchasing professionals have not yet assessed the impact of the recession on their supply-management strategy.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Matters of Perception Many procurement teams feel underused and under-appreciated, but now could be their chance to shine.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 Traci Purdum |
Procurement: Managing Maverick Spend How a Web-based solution can keep indirect-materials spend in check.  |
CFO December 1, 2009 |
A Road Map for Transformation Outsource procurement requires a deep analysis of current practices compared with best practices... Few corporate leaders know how to communicate in a way that inspires their staffs...  |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 Josh Cable |
Creating 'Interlock' Five strategies to keep the relationship between procurement and R&D in gear.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
First-Hand Accounts: By The Numbers Electronic connectivity with suppliers improves cost savings in procurement and accounts payable, study says.  |
IndustryWeek May 29, 2009 Steve Minter |
Closing the Gap on Ad-Hoc Spending Saving $74 million  |
CFO June 15, 2012 |
Knowledge by Degree Readers comment on data overload, efficient procurement, FIN 48, and other topics of recent stories in CFO.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Traci Purdum |
Beaker Counters Bristol-Myers Squibb incorporates procurement initiative.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2002 Jill Jusko |
Procurement -- Not All Dollars And Cents Despite the downswing in the economy, manufacturers continue to strive for collaborative procurement partnerships...  |
CFO April 1, 2007 Laura DeMars |
The Tenure Track Amid rapid turnover in the ranks of chief financial officers, this trio of CFOs stayed in their posts longer than expected... Initially set up in 1999 to provide wealth-management services for multimillionaires, will MyCFO pass the smell test?...  |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Buy It for Me Companies are increasingly using third-party procurement services, even for essential purchases.  |
CFO March 18, 2003 Anne Stuart |
A Hire Power Services E-procurement is quietly gaining ground, helping companies control an expense that often escapes scrutiny.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Regaining Cost-Consciousness The A&D industry wakes up to new ways to reduce procurement costs.  |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Peggy Cope |
The Drive to Procurement Outsourcing ICG Commerce CEO talks about the drivers, challenges, and best practices of outsourcing your procurement.  |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Eager for E-procurement Factors fueling new software adoption continue to focus on procurement's core goals.  |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 |
Partnership Eases Procurement and Purchase Orders Processes A new partnership between TENEX Systems' Budgetary Accounting Software and eschool mall.com's online procurement solution promises to offer an end-to-end purchasing solution...  |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Global Positioning Purchasing company expands presence to Pakistan.  |
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Steve Minter |
CPO Survey Shows Rising Pressure for Cost Savings Spend visibility remains a key problem and has been the top issue facing CPOs for two years running.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Collaboration Is Key To Global Success The shift toward less integration among manufacturers and their suppliers and customers needs to be reversed.  |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Rachael Stormonth |
Are Vendors Contributing To the Slowdown in New Procurement BPO? Mismatches between buy-side requirements and vendors' services and capabilities prove challenging.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
Problems in Purchasing Pricing pressures and attracting new talent are the most imminent threats to the purchasing department.  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 |
Make every citizen an auditor A veteran of public procurement argues that the public needs access to the government's books  |
PHONE+ March 2, 2010 Cara Sievers |
Q&A With Sprint Channel Chief Jaime Jones During the last restructuring, we saw an excellent opportunity to more closely align our channels to improve integration, increase growth and gain efficiencies.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
The Talent Search New skills and capabilities will be in high demand as procurement moves away from traditional responsibilities.  |