Risk and resilience
From the February 2020 print edition
What a year it’s been so far for the business world.
We can start with the UK, Canada’s…
Opinions
Rules of the game
From the February 2020 print edition
What role do ethics and morality play in procurement? Why even ask the question? In…
Why the US economy is so “perfect”
From the Febraury 2020 print edition
As I’m writing this column, the impeachment trial of Donald Trump has just concluded. I’m…
Governance gaps
From the February 2020 print edition
While purchasing institutions tend to focus their attention on managing the tendering…
A convergence of values
From the December 2019 print edition
Business decisions have been overly influenced for decades by the Invisible Hand theory.…
Public tender reboot
From the December 2019 print edition
Public institutions should tear down their antiquated “Contract A”—based tendering…
Search for synergy
From the December 2019 print edition
The procurement department is by no means a limited operation. Rather, it’s an enterprise…
Universal basic income
From the December 2019 print edition
If you’ve been following the US political scene, you may have heard of Andrew Yang. He…
The race to zero
From the December 2019 print edition
A recent UN report offers what the media love to call a “bleak picture” of the earth’s…
How virtual payment solutions have transformed business travel programs
From reservations and check-ins, to payments and customer service, technology has fundamentally changed how we travel by creating…