Thursday, February 23, 2012
Edition 28 (October 2010)
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David Rae, Editor
Visibility is an important word for the readers of this magazine. It can mean many things - insight into billions worth of third-party spend, knowledge of supplier margins or insight into global commodity trends.
But for the purposes of this article, I'm talking about a different type of visibility - that which raises the awareness of the work that CPOs do, not just internally, but to the entire business world.
This issue of Procurement Leaders offers a unique insight into the issue. We interview the CPO of BP, Gulf of Mexico, about the role he and his team played in the cleanup of one of North America's most serious environmental disasters. Wilbert Long Jr talks frankly about the challenges he faced and how he received messages of thanks from other senior business unit heads for the work his team did. In crisis comes opportunity.
PROCUREMENT FEATURES
- Roundtable: Supply chain finance, London
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:49:57 - Roundtable: Data analytics, Chicago
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:45:32 - Thought Leaders: Managing transformation
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:29:35 - Thought Leaders: Building teams
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:15:20 - Ariba technology column: A new breed of enterprise applications
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:55:15 - Technology: Microsoft forecasts bright future for cloud-based SRM solutions
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:43:09 - Technology: Automation to simplify supplier rebates
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:38:03 - EcoVadis sustainability column: Cleaning up technology
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:34:06 - Thought Leaders: Effective Benchmarking
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:09:46 - Thought Leaders: Price Forecasting
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:42:15
PROCUREMENT OPINIONS
High demand in emerging economies, coupled with falling production and subsequent supply constraints, has led to a rise in speculative interest in food prices, writes Philip Thornton. World View: China’s dynamic supply market catches western companies napping
China-based suppliers are playing an increasingly important role in driving innovation and supply to global operations, writes Marc Magistrali. World View: Cross-silo initiatives
For most procurement functions, the challenge and opportunity of working with disparate silos of business can significantly affect their level of success, writes Leslie Campbell.
FEATURED ARTICLE
Featured Article: BP’s Gulf of Mexico CPO on cleaning up the spill
As the lid is finally placed on the Macondo well, Steve Hall talks to BP’s procurement chief for the Gulf of Mexico about his team’s extraordinary response.
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