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May 9	When Your Company Needs A Purchasing Specialist Matthew W. Grant May 9, 2006 Know More: Basics, Behind the Scenes, procurement, purchasing, sourcing 2.0, sourcing Somebody asked me the other day how big a company should be before it needs a Purchasing Department. That is an interesting question since most articles and blogs are written by, for, and about large company Purchasing Departments. As a... Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Rewards In Purchasing Matthew W. Grant May 8, 2006 We hear about incentives for salespeople in getting new customers, reaching a certain volume level over all accounts, reaching a new volume level with a particular client, or perhaps adding a new line of products to an existing account. Salespeople have cash... Continue Reading Posted at 3:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr25	Managing Travel Services - Part 2 Matthew W. Grant April 25, 2006 In Managing Travel Services - Part 1, I gave an overview of Procurement getting involved in this commodity. Here in Part 2, I'll get into more specifics. What will Buyers be looking for in a travel services RFP and what will... Continue Reading Posted at 10:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Managing Travel Services - Part 1 Matthew W. Grant April 25, 2006 As I mentioned in a previous post, being the Buyer in charge of travel services is a tough job. It is also an area that is seen as low hanging fruit in Strategic Sourcing initiatives because there is so much opportunity to... Continue Reading Posted at 10:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 5	Buy Your Way Around The World Matthew W. Grant April 5, 2006 When most people get their first jobs in Purchasing as Buying Assistants, they never imagine that Purchasing could end up helping them see the world. Indeed, sometimes it does just that. Purchasing Departments these days often include the word "global"... Continue Reading Posted at 11:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 4	Blanket Purchase Orders Matthew W. Grant April 4, 2006 What are blanket PO's? Are they the type of Purchase Orders that textile factories and bedding manufacturer's create? Well, they may use the term "blanket PO" in those specific industries for their products, but there is more general meaning. Buyers use it... Continue Reading Posted at 9:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
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