{"id":2486,"date":"2008-05-23T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-23T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/05\/23\/purchasing-tidbits-for-the-holiday-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T08:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:21:49","slug":"purchasing-tidbits-for-the-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/purchasing-tidbits-for-the-holiday-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Tidbits For The Holiday Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Yesterday, I reported the latest ethical brouhaha in Pittsburgh that involves lessons in purchasing as well as politics. Well, it seems like our mayor Luke Ravenstahl has seen the light. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today reported that Ravenstahl has decided to pay for his own tickets to see the Penguins play in Detroit: \u201cAfter initially asking the city Law Department for a ruling on whether he could accept free tickets as part of the trip, Mr. Ravenstahl decided yesterday to pay for all expenses out of his own pocket, spokeswoman Joanna Doven said. Tickets to the first two games will cost him $350 each. \u2018He\u2019s pretty sure it\u2019s legal to pay for it himself so he preferred to go that route,\u2019 Ms. Doven said.\u201d He\u2019s pretty sure it\u2019s legal to pay for his own hockey tickets? Pretty sure, Ms. Doven? This makes me laugh. There was no mention of whether the Purchasing Certification Blog had any impact on Ravenstahl\u2019s decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There was a provocative post on Supply Excellence yesterday entitled \u201cSustainability: Throw Out Everything You Know.\u201d It\u2019s a must read because it highlights how the blind rush to be\/appear green can be counterproductive and uses a real-life example of university green purchasing gone awry. But do read it carefully \u2013 I almost thought that Tim Minahan was condoning animal cruelty until I realized that he was using some examples to illustrate how short-sighted some sustainability tactics are. And you know how I feel about animal friendly purchasing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t already, be sure to get a copy of \u201cThe e-Sourcing Handbook\u201d over at iasta.com. This book is packed with a lot of killer supply chain technology content. It\u2019s not something most people will read cover-to-cover (even me), but I think it is a very valuable reference for any purchasing professional \u2013 even if you\u2019re not personally involved in selecting or implementing technology solutions. It even mentions the SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. Maybe I\u2019ll do a more formal review of it on this blog at some point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those of you in the USA, I wish you a wonderful, long holiday weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/iasta-recognized-again\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cIasta Recognized Again\u201d (Edit)\">Iasta Recognized Again<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/online-classroom-will-be-down-on-may-8\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cOnline Classroom Will Be Down On May 8\u201d (Edit)\">Online Classroom Will Be Down On May 8<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/green-marketing-is-a-pet-peeve-of-mine\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cGreen Marketing Is A Pet Peeve Of Mine\u201d (Edit)\">Green Marketing Is A Pet Peeve Of Mine<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-spsm-certification-gets-results-heres-more-proof\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe SPSM Certification Gets Results\u2026Here\u2019s More Proof!\u201d (Edit)\">The SPSM Certification Gets Results\u2026Here\u2019s More Proof!<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/negotiation-tactics\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cNegotiation Tactics\u201d (Edit)\">Negotiation Tactics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I reported the latest ethical brouhaha in Pittsburgh that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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