CPO Certification vs CPIM Certification
Let's take a quick look at how to select the right purchasing certification training in order to fulfill your particular needs. The importance of certification is one of the things that has helped countless organizations [...]
To Whom Should Purchasing Report?
What Makes Up a Procurement Team? A procurement team is a specialized team of professionals that provide a multitude of services to all involved or interested parties involved in procuring goods and supplies necessary for [...]
5 Ways To Screw Up A Purchasing Job Interview
Preparing for the purchasing job interview can be daunting. Many candidates still commit a lot of mistakes during their purchasing job interviews. Ensuring that your resume does not get lost in the shuffle is an [...]
Best Value Definition
A newsletter subscriber once asked me how the term “best value” is defined in procurement. In procurement, best value is one of those terms that is defined differently by different people. Best value in [...]
Benefits of Single Sourcing
In our online class “Mastering Procurement Tactics”, you’ll get more than just an introduction to purchasing—you will become an expert at flawlessly executing and managing purchases. Today, a student asked for more reasons why an [...]
The Pros & Cons of Supplier Transparency
The issue of supplier transparency came after we came up with the post, “Should You Share Your Selection Criteria & Weightings With Suppliers?” One common bit of feedback came from government buyers. These are people [...]
Best Value Definition
A newsletter subscriber once asked me how the term “best value” is defined in procurement. In procurement, best value is one of those terms that is defined differently by [...]
Benefits of Single Sourcing
In our online class “Mastering Procurement Tactics”, you’ll get more than just an introduction to purchasing—you will become an expert at flawlessly executing and managing purchases. Today, a student asked [...]
The Pros & Cons of Supplier Transparency
The issue of supplier transparency came after we came up with the post, “Should You Share Your Selection Criteria & Weightings With Suppliers?” One common bit of feedback came from [...]
The Truth About Just in Time Supply Management
Just in time (JIT) manufacturing is a workflow methodology aimed at reducing flow times within production systems, as well as response times from suppliers and to customers. Conceptually, it is [...]
Purchasing Courses for Beginners
When you're considering a purchasing training course to help set you up in your career, you need to do some things carefully. In particular, you need to determine what you [...]
Your Procurement Resume Needs To Have More of These Four Words
In an earlier article, “Is Your Procurement Resume All Wrong?”, we gave you traditional and non-traditional Procurement resumes formats. Each of these formats has its own pros and cons, and [...]
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