Blog Entries: Procurement

Five things your procurement officer isn’t telling you

Sean Rollings, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open - Friday, February 24, 2012 - 0 Comments

Managing an end-to-end supply chain requires a collaborative effort across a wide spectrum of departments and job functions. Employees in the procurement field have an important part to play in ensuring that the supply chain profitably meets the needs of its customers. Here are five things your procurement officer knows (or should know) -- but isn't necessarily telling you. More »
Multi-tier cost management: Defying the uncertainty principle?

Sean Rollings, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - 0 Comments

I had coffee a while back with a customer from a high-tech manufacturing company. He told me how incredibly challenging it is to try to keep up with all the moving parts in his trading network. He rattled off an impressive number of SKUs, assemblies per finished item, components in the assemblies, and so on. As my eyes glazed over trying to do the math, he said to me... More »
Supply chain as a strategy and other key takeaways from the CSCO Summit

Nadjya Ghausi, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, E2open - Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 0 Comments

I'm just getting back from the Windy City, where the CSCO (Chief Supply Chain Officer) Summit took place last week. It was a great mix of Consumer Package Goods (CPG), High Tech, Pharma, Biotech and Supply Chain industry analysts – all sharing insights about what's working, and what the next set of challenges will be, for supply chains, from the executive point of view. More »
Can’t we all just get along? Bridging the gap between direct and indirect procurement

Mark Woodward, President & CEO, E2open - Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 0 Comments

Last week I had the privilege of participating with Dennis Omanoff of McAfee in a webinar focused on “Building a Seamless Direct and Indirect Procurement Organization.” And I must say, I had much more fun than I anticipated. For one, Dennis is a remarkably engaging speaker. He also has a number of best practices (in his words, “personal tattoos”) that are well worth an hour of your time... More »
What the heck is a CPO? …and why do I want one?

Mondher Ben Hamida, Vice President, Strategic Consulting Services, E2open - Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 0 Comments

In my line of work, the “CPO” acronym is tossed around like ATM or NATO or DNA. I mean, everyone knows what a CPO is, right? Well, maybe not. So for those of you that don’t eat, drink, and sleep esoteric high-tech acronyms (and even for those of you that do), I decided to get a quick blog out there describing one of my favorite industry pet names, the CPO. More »
Liability and freshness: The hidden side of VMI

Richard McCluney, General Manager, Telecommunications, E2open - Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1 Comments

As companies implement programs such as vendor-managed inventory, they delay taking ownership of their inventory, and as a result, carry less inventory on their books. However, while they are carrying lower inventory on their balance sheets, they are not necessarily facing lower inventory liability risk. How is this possible? More »
Price is what you pay, value is what you get*

Jane Paolucci, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, E2open - Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 1 Comments

I just returned home from a short trip to the east coast, and I must say, I’m actually thinking differently. The purpose of my trip was to attend Aberdeen Group’s Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Summit in Boston, and while I’m not typically a “numbers girl,” I found the bulk of the presentations and discussions to be quite insightful. More »