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How I’ve Watched Procurement Change
I started my journey in procurement and finance 20 years ago, and over that time I’ve seen a lot of change. Discussions in yesterday’s supply chain and procurement world would tend to be dominated by...
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The Procurement Journey – The Next Big Thing
Over the last several months, I have spent considerable time talking to a whole range of people including procurement executives in large enterprises; strategic suppliers to these enterprises; industry...
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Supplier Collaboration: The Long View
Ever since I moved into the supply chain and procurement world, people have talked about Supplier Relationship Management (SRM). SRM has been a buzzword for as long as I can remember. Despite all the...
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Insight: A Software Engineer at a Procurement Conference
Mark Perera, our CEO and founder of Vizibl, was recently invited to be a speaker to the Sveriges Inköps och Logistiksförbund (“SILF”) conference, held in Stockholm. This translates to Sweden’s...
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Aligning Suppliers: Insight from a former Mars CPO
Whenever the team at OSL talk to businesses about Supplier Collaboration and Innovation (SC&I), one key theme always comes through. The challenge of linking procurement activity directly to...
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2017 in Review
With 2017 now in the books, the collective focus of the team at Old St Labs has shifted firmly to 2018. But as we dive-in head first into the new year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the year...
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Protected: Two Streets Meet: Old Street Labs and Tomorrow Street Launch...
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What is Supplier Collaboration & Innovation
“Supplier Collaboration and Innovation (SC&I) is an enterprise approach focused on driving business speed and growth through managing the extended innovation network.” The definition above follows...
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Vodafone Power Lab To Boost Internationalisation of Portuguese StartUps
We are delighted to be working closely with Vodafone to be the software powering their startup innovation and growth agenda. Read the full press release from this great partnership and collaboration...
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The Secret Weapon of High Performing Teams
There are teams that seem to achieve near mythical levels of performance. To outsiders, it can almost seem like black magic but you don’t have to look too deeply to spot the secret. The thing they all...
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HBR: Top 5 Innovation Measures
The enterprise is innovating! The Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, the dedicated innovation spaces have been constructed and accelerator programs with innovative start-ups are established....
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Interview With The CEO Of Vodafone’s Innovation Hub – Tomorrow Street
I recently sat down with Warrick Cramer, CEO of Tomorrow Street, Vodafone’s global innovation accelerator, to talk through what he sees as the challenges facing the Telco sector and how supplier...
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The Fate of Pharma is in the Hands of Supplier Collaboration
Innovation and success go hand in hand within the pharmaceutical industry; the commonly used phrase “innovate or die” is testament to this. Yet despite its necessity, the industry’s innovation outlook...
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Why Procurement Will Become Innovation Brokers In Enterprise Organisations
1: The Evolution Of Procurement Over the last two years, I have spent considerable time talking to a whole range of people including executives in large enterprises; procurement and innovation teams;...
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What exactly is ‘supplier collaboration’? Your strategy checklist.
If someone asked you the question “what is ‘supplier collaboration’?”, how would you answer? Purchase orders, invoices and contracts; many see process as central to understanding supplier...
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CPO 2020: The 10 Most Important Pursuits Of Next Year’s Winning CPOs
The role of today’s leading CPOs stands in stark contrast to what the role entailed even just a decade ago. Instead of being holed up in their offices figuring what cost saving to next pull out of the...
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5 Things I Learned from Interviewing 9 Procurement Experts and Thought Leaders
Over the past 4 months I have developed a research project to unpack supplier innovation. With no previous experience in the world of procurement, I decided to reach out to some of the most...
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Is SRM dead?
SRM is probably one of the most frequently used terms in modern Procurement. It has been used for the past 30 years with the aim of creating closer, more collaborative relationships with key suppliers....
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Silos in Pharma – The Data Issue
A key component of product innovation in the pharmaceutical industry is the analysis of data. Yet, the Pharma industry can be diagnosed as suffering with one particular problem: the prevalence of data...
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“Procurement with Purpose” Roundtable — 4 Takeaways
On the 21st of November, the Procurement with Purpose movement held its first formal event – a Roundtable – in London. 15 leaders and influencers were invited to discuss procurement’s potential to...
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