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Public Spend Forum: Wearble computers, flying cars and open government markets
March 5, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF:
Women in Procurement Wednesday: Sarah Nelson on embracing the human element of procurement and making them tell you ‘no’
March 3, 2021 | Morgan Zombolas
After growing up in a family of entrepreneurs who were ingrained in their hometown in Maine, Sarah Nelson was accustomed to being involved in her community and helping to change it. She learned to work and have ownership in her roles — whether it be at the family-owned gas station, laundromat or pizza place. Now…
Beyond VMS: Beeline introduces its extended workforce platform
March 2, 2021 | Andrew Karpie
Beeline, the global, contingent and extended workforce technology solution provider, announced a strategic product shift today. The company, which has been known for its core VMS solution for two decades, is now going to market as an extended workforce platform.
Public Spend Forum: calling all suppliers; the Uniform Contract Format and other stories
February 26, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF:
Procurement trends: Cleaning robots en route, and on the payments front, there’s crypto currencies
February 25, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
Hundreds of thousands of attendees around the world gathered for the virtual Web Summit, the world’s largest technology conference that brings together leaders from all kinds of industries. From big-name investors like Mark Cuban to sports stars and movie stars, the topics covered were varied. However, there was a lot of conversation around technology, artificial…
The Edbury Daley ‘Insider’ word on the procurement and supply chain technology market — Hiring Q1 2021
February 22, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
The Edbury Daley “Procurement and Spend Management Insider” report for spring 2021 is out. Published twice a year by international procurement and supply recruitment firm Edbury Daley, Insider maps M&A activity, key senior role moves, major market events and trends, changing skillset requirements and demands on solution providers to the European procurement technology and consulting…
Public Spend Forum: Small business programs impostor and GovShop for small business success
February 19, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF:
A.T. Kearney’s great shakeout report anticipates national self-sufficiency, accelerated M&A in the wake of Covid-19
February 18, 2021 | Alex Behrens
On top of the health effects already seen across the globe from Covid-19, the pandemic has affected governments, businesses and citizens in ways that will have lasting effects on the world order and economy, according to A.T. Kearney, which explores these seismic changes and examines possible trends from 2020-2025 in its “The Great Shakeout” report.
Women in Procurement Wednesday: Shannon Kreps on pushing yourself to find a voice in the procurement world
February 17, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
Procurement bridges business operations, so it’s imperative that the professionals running the department become a jack of all trades. It involves a mixture of data analytics and project creativity, or the combo of teamwork and being self-sufficient. That’s exactly what Shannon Kreps strives for as the vice president of product marketing at Medius, a provider…
Public Spend Forum: UK transport bodies offer free diversity training for SMEs and what’s new on PSF
February 12, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF:
Public Spend Forum: ML & AI RFIs and Ravens on Mars
February 5, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF:
Women in Procurement Wednesday: Jamie Crump on diversity, gender and knowing what you won’t accept
February 3, 2021 | Morgan Zombolas
While Jamie Crump’s typical day may look like that of many others’ in today’s pandemic world — virtual meetings, remote speaking engagements, and so forth — her journey to get her where she is today certainly took a scenic route. As the author of “Backstage Pass: Pulling the Curtain Back on the Business of Supplier…

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Greensill Capital’s troubles, supply chain finance — and where do we go from here? : Markus Hornburg said : Today the German financial regulators effectively closed Greensill Bank in Germany. The fallout will...

E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...