Private Equity (PE) firms don’t usually come to mind when you hear the terms “strategic sourcing” or “procurement.” But Shant Mardirossian’s solo mainstage presentation and contributions to the Views from the C-Suite roundtable today showcased a very interesting use of spend management principals as a pivotal piece of how PE firms are extracting value from [more]

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One theme that I’ve seen several presenters stress is the importance of building and maintaining good relationships with suppliers. In the words of IACCM President Tim Cummins, you “must be [your suppliers'] trading partner of choice.”
MetLife’s VP of Global Procurement, Roy Anderson, said having that type of cooperation with their supply base is key to [more]

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First, I gave you the Good News about the Global Economy from Professor Charlie Wheelan’s mainstage presentation this morning. Probably left you feeling pretty darn good about the state of the world. One big happy place full of potential for 6 billion enterprising souls.
Well, I hate to rain on the parade, but the Professor also [more]

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As I mentioned yesterday, I was really looking forward to Professor Charlie Wheelan’s talk on the Global Economy and he lived up to my expectations. Given that his work deals with the intersection of economics and public policy, it’s no surprise that the context of his talk was around the choices we face as a [more]

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