What price is your company paying in its search for lowest cost? Asks Alison Smith.

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Purchasing, SRM by Alison Smith

Procurement must have a higher opinion of itself if it’s to be an equal partner with other functions, says David Henshall

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General by Dave Henshall

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if buyers instinctively anticipated business needs, intuitively monitored the political landscape within their organisation, tuned into the urgency of their stakeholder requirements, proactively helped to shape the scope of work and recommended the best-fit supply options based on a deep understanding of consultancy market dynamics?

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General by Paul Vincent

If Ireland is to make an economic recovery it needs to up its public purchasing game, says Paul Snell

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General, International, Public sector, Purchasing by Paul Snell

If centralised spending is the cure for all spending ills, why, asks Rebecca Ellinor, is the government shutting down collaborative buying groups?

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General, Public sector, Purchasing by Rebecca Ellinor

“LinkedIn is for people you know. Facebook is for people you used to know. Twitter is for people you want to know” sums up pretty well the roles three largest social media sites.

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General, Purchasing by Steve Bagshaw

It is official – the UK’s nine Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships will cease to exist, at least in their current form, after 31 March 2011, as central government funding comes to an end.

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Public sector, Purchasing, Soapbox by Ken Cole

It is possible – just possible – that 2010 will go down as “the year of pluralism”. I am referring, in the first instance, to the ongoing experiment in coalition government that has been in place in Britain since May this year.

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First person, Public sector by Stefan Stern

Donald Trump told Fox News in the US that he was so frustrated he was getting an itch to run for the presidency. And the effects of low-cost country sourcing are really getting on his nerves.

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Home Truths, Low cost sourcing by Home Truths

Where is the inefficiency in having too many vendors? If it is taking you hours to search through the database, or inviting 200 to tender with accompanying PQQs, then fine – but I don’t believe that happens.

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Purchasing, SRM by Paul Snell