Ezine features
Purchasing and supply feature articles from the monthly IFPSM ezine.
03 May 2013
May 2013
Most chief procurement officers have insufficient visibility of their supply chain, putting their organisation at risk says Neil Willings.
03 May 2013
May 2013
Governments are increasingly trying to control markets, so purchasers will soon have to consider geo-political factors in sourcing decisions, says Ben Bird.
28 March 2013
April 2013
Understanding the environmental impact of your supply chain is a challenge but has financial and reputational benefits, says Nick Murry.
28 March 2013
April 2013
Omid Ghamami offers five strategies that will take your negotiations to the next level.
27 February 2013
March 2013
What are purchasers looking for in an RFP response? And how can suppliers provide the right answers? Peg Guinta has some tips.
27 February 2013
March 2013
The recent horse meat scandal in Europe has shown the need for buyers to closely monitor their vendors, says Martin Berr-Sorokin.
01 February 2013
February 2013
Checking the financial viability of vendors is increasingly important to minimise risk. Here are four tips to identify potential problems.
01 February 2013
February 2013
Buyers should stop thinking of the problem as ‘contractor performance’ and start considering it to be ‘contract performance’, which requires both parties’ efforts, says Jonathan Gibson.
11 January 2013
January 2013
What is the key to a successful supplier relationship? Client Granby Marketing Services, and their supplier, the Cardboard Box Company, provide some advice based on their experience.
11 January 2013
January 2013
Strict US regulations regarding the sourcing of ‘conflict minerals’ may appear challenging but, Andrew O’Donovan says, the industry has already made significant progress.