As laid out in my June 29 column, chief purchasing officers (CPOs) often find themselves constrained in their jobs by short-term financial goals they had no real input into. In such companies, the ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

Organizations today rely on Procurement to drive value beyond unit price savings. For Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), it is challenging to measure the performance of managers who drive these ...

Major companies have recognized the importance of investing in procurement performance management. In recent years, procurement’s role transformed from solely cost focused to one that is more vital.

Goal setting is the cornerstone of organizational productivity, performance and success. So, it's paramount to do it properly. However, a common pitfall with goal setting is that it's the same process ...

In a competitive environment, offering a variety of products to meet customer demand is not enough for a manufacturer to achieve a high level of financial performance. At the same time, the products ...