During the last month the prices of paper and envelopes have echoed the trend since September 2005. As a result prices are almost 15% lower than this time last year. (Based on last year’s prices.) But this is not the whole picture… Since the producer price index gained about 6.5% over the period, the real […]
Stationery Prices continue downward trend. Is there still scope to negotiate? Read More »
“The information was correct, but the interpretations were not…” I was sincere in everything I said, even just before the fall of Baghdad international airport.” Famous last words from the Iraqi information minister. But how about providing accurate, actionable information from your procurement information systems…. Or as some would say procurement miss-information systems. Organisations know
Data everywhere, information scarcer than honest politicians! Read More »
Department X (names have been changed to protect the innocent 🙂)was very vocal in criticizing the prices a local Shared Services department achieved on a centrally negotiated supplier agreement. This happened recently at a South African financial sector company where Purchasing Index had been providing benchmarking services to the Shared Services department for some years.
Critiscism of procurement performance : Can benchmarking provide answers? Read More »
