The Real AI Question for CPOs: Where Should Your Best People Go Next? Over 25 years in procurement, from buyer to CPO, I led or sponsored ten major proprietary procurement systems. Sourcing platforms. Savings trackers. Supplier quality databases. Spend analytics. Global...
SUSTAINABILITY AND PROCUREMENT: WILL BLOCKCHAIN MAKE THE PALM OIL AND OTHER SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE? December 19, 2019 The problems generated by the dramatic consequences of climate change and excessive usage of natural resources cannot be faced by world communities without engaging in new and more s...
Warning: Winter season ahead. Low Growth, Procurement Budget and Economic Outlook 2020 Originally published on LinkedIn, October 2019 Macroeconomic scenario Economic Research institutions worldwide agree that a new recession is about to arrive, but nobody knows when it will arrive. The ...
Procurement Has the Tools. What Is It Still Waiting For? For decades, procurement has been asking for a seat at the table. For earlier involvement. For strategic recognition. Last week at the Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Management, I attended t...
AI is like someone from Piedmont: polite, yet not entirely sincere. "L'intelligenza artificiale è come un piemontese: falsa e cortese." AI is like someone from Piedmont: polite, yet not entirely sincere. If you are not Italian, you may need a local to explain why that...
The End of the Information Hoarder. A Seneca lesson on leadership, knowledge sharing and the value we leave behind Emperor Nero and Seneca in a dramatic classical scene, symbolising the tension between power and wisdom. The quote “I have what I have given” reflects Seneca’s Stoic view that what we truly possess is...