How Visible Is Your Procurement Impact?
I smiled today when I walked by the desk of Next Level Purchasing’s Senior Marketing Coordinator, Megan. Here is a photo of what I saw: Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe [...]
Paying A Supplier When There Is No Purchase Order
Back in October, I penned a post entitled “Should You Pay An Invoice That Doesn’t Correspond With A Purchase Order?” Interestingly, that question took on a life of its own when I posted an excerpt [...]
Borders Stops Paying Suppliers, Watches Stock Price Plummet
According to an article on Publisher’s Weekly’s website, the once-powerful Borders bookselling chain has suspended payments to suppliers due to cash flow problems. Of course, its major suppliers have cut off shipments until they are [...]
Year In Review For Next Level Purchasing, 2010
On this last working day of the year – Next Level Purchasing’s offices will be closed December 31 through January 3 – it is a good time to reflect on a very productive year here [...]
Does Your Procurement Culture Need An Attitude Adjustment?
Imagine a company leader saying the following: Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! “We’re not interested in learning about the features of the new version of Outlook because we don’t use [...]
The Best of PurchTips 2010
For the final installment of PurchTips this year, I’ve put together a “Best of PurchTips 2010” article. Whether you are a new subscriber and missed earlier editions or you’re a long-time subscriber interested in refreshing [...]
Year In Review For Next Level Purchasing, 2010
On this last working day of the year – Next Level Purchasing’s offices will be closed December 31 through January 3 – it is a good time to reflect on [...]
Does Your Procurement Culture Need An Attitude Adjustment?
Imagine a company leader saying the following: Don’t miss updates on Procurement & Supply Chain, Subscribe here! “We’re not interested in learning about the features of the new version of [...]
The Best of PurchTips 2010
For the final installment of PurchTips this year, I’ve put together a “Best of PurchTips 2010” article. Whether you are a new subscriber and missed earlier editions or you’re a [...]
Annual Reposting: Purchasing Is NOT The Island Of Misfit Toys
Continuing an annual tradition that I started on this blog in 2007, allow me to share a video excerpt from Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and then explain how it [...]
Whitepaper Wednesday – Cloud-Based Contract Management
Today’s installment of Whitepaper Wednesday is written by Erick Opdenbosch, SPSM. Please help me welcome back Erick for his second contribution to the Purchasing Certification Blog! Don’t miss updates on [...]
December 2010’s Dedicated Purchasing Student of the Month Is…
Every month, Next Level Purchasing recognizes a purchasing professional who has made impressive progress in learning more about his/her field. We are excited to announce that the Dedicated Purchasing Student [...]
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