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The concept of procurement has existed for many years given that businesses have always had to buy products, materials and labour to be able to bring projects to life. However, the procurement function has been evolving over the years. In its initial stage, the function was much more based on tactical procurement which was basically a transactional and sometimes even reactive type of activity. At this stage, some stakeholders were still reluctant to work with Procurement as there was a perception that our function was about saving money while sacrificing quality and service. In order to get to the next step, we had to communicate what was in it for them, thus explaining that our objective, amongst others, was to uncover unforeseen supply obstacles while getting the most out of budgets but without jeopardising quality and service.

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por Isabel Carrasco - Deepak Malhotra, profesor de Business Administration, en Harvard Business School, en la edición de diciembre de Harvard Business Review,

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Hace poco tuve el placer de sentirme niño y escuchar una de esas aventuras que te hacen soñar con que todo es posible, “La brujula de Shackleton” de Jesús Alcoba, la formidable aventura que el explorador polar y su tripulación vivieron tras quedar su barco atrapado y destruido por el hielo de la Antártida.

Abandonar la tranquilidad de las operaciones diarias y ponerse rumbo a la excelencia es el gran reto de la función de compras.

por Isabel Carrasco - Deepak Malhotra, profesor de Business Administration, en Harvard Business School, en la edición de diciembre de Harvard Business Review,

It is hard to find a Facility Management department that has its own area within the company’s website. It might be more common amongst Universities’ websites and today we want to share with you the link of Auburn University (United States) Facilities Management department:

http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/

The site shows that the department is really customer oriented and it becomes a direct and transparent communication media outlet. The department offers the facility users a clear service list and gives them the channels to request them. The site gathers the department’s policies and communicates the department’s project planning and follow-up. It is even possible to watch the construction works development via webcam. Furthermore, it has its own twitter and facebook profile to make communication more direct.

Relationship building and collaboration, data analytics and technology. On the face of it, the connections between these two future-facing capabilities aren’t perhaps immediately obvious. The former,

Tom Linton, CPO Flex highlights the seven new rules of supply chain management and the impact of real-time information on procurement at the WPC 2016.

Big Disruptive Ideas – RIP Procurement Function Last week I attended The Big Ideas Summit 2015: a digitally-led think-tank for procurement professionals curated by Procurious. There were some

Por División Consultoría de Evaluando Software - Cuando descargas una aplicación en tu computadora y llegas al punto donde debes aceptar los Términos y

Procurement software leader Thomas Dieringer explains how to build a transparent supply chain - even without the budget of a mega corporation.

El Precio es el elemento clave en todas las empresas y, a menudo, no le damos la importancia que tiene, nos fijamos más en los ingresos en total y en la participación de mercado que en los beneficios. En general, muchas empresas se quejan y alarman mucho más por una reducción de su participación de…

Trabajar con los márgenes adecuados garantiza poder contar con profesionales con la formación y experiencia que garantice añadir el valor para el cliente

Por Ricard Lloria Llauradó “Debemos usar el tiempo sabiamente y darnos cuenta de que siempre es el momento oportuno de hacer las cosas bien” Nelson Mandela Cuando empecé el blog, se me ocurrió a ra…

The Facility Management discipline has become one of the fastest growing sectors over the past decade. Today, many organizations recognize the importance of FM to efficiently manage its properties portfolio and its associated services. FM activities are relevant to various levels and dimensions of the organization by joining primary business activities at several levels: strategic, tactical and operational. But what is the real extent of FM in an organization?

"Hoping that your luck holds out" is not a good strategy for managing risk in the supply chain, says a new report.

Negotiating with suppliers, dealing with stakeholders; procurement professionals are faced with a need to persuade and influence people on a regular basis.

Many organizations spend over 70% of their total budget on third party vendors and their success hinges on the effectiveness of procurement performance. In this paper, we explore the procurement challenges faced by organizations seeking optimal effectiveness from their procurement function, strategy, and processes.