Although it speaks to Supply Management I thought this article was valuable. I am confident that if the buyers of Promotional and branded merchandise followed some of the highlights the Marketing budget would NOT be one of the first areas to be scaled back. Take a moment and read. I look forward to your thoughts.

Best Forward,

Mike

Procurement Aerobics for the Agile Organisation:

The pace at which a company, is able to adapt and evolve is dependent upon the number of new strategic options that it is able to generate and test. The agile organisation is therefore one that captures more than its fair share of new opportunities, successfully balances risk with reward and is in a state of constant renewal by redefining its “core business” in ways that open up new avenues for growth.

This definition supports procurement well in its drive to embed Supply Management as a core competency (SMCC) within the organisation. In agile terms CPO’s can distinguish between rigidity and agility within their own organisation:

Agile or Rigid?

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