Caspar Berry at eWorld – Unreliable Experts, Risk and Butterflies
At last week’s eWorld conference, the morning keynote speaker was Caspar Berry, ex actor and scriptwriter, professional poker player and now an expert on risk and related issues. He got the balance...
View ArticleUniversity of Bristol buyer transforms procurement
The University of Bristol’s head buyer has told of how she turned around procurement to make savings. Anj Cooke arrived at the university in August 2014 to head up a new procurement department,...
View ArticleThe Future is already here – But don’t let it give you Butterflies
The first eWorld of the year always marks the start of “time to get serious.” After the fog of early January and the planning and strategising of February, for many organisations, March is the time to...
View ArticleJim Hemmington at eWorld – “More Money For BBC Programmes”
We’re going back to the recent eWorld Procurement and Supply event for more highlights this week, starting with the keynote from BBC procurement supremo, Jim Hemmington, titled Will Technology Kill the...
View ArticleWhat’s the Future of Procurement? How the Rogues Will Become the Heroes
In another of eWorld’s 30-minute briefings, Jon Vass, Account Executive at Tradeshift, the business commerce flexible platform, talked to us about Procurement’s future. By that he meant Procurement’s...
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eWorld March 2017 – My First Tradeshow Experience
My name is Henry and I’m the business development Executive here at Market Dojo. Part of my role is to help the company exhibit at eWorld, which is a conference based on supply chain and procurement...
View ArticleHow to Play the Hand you’re Dealt in the Age of Uncertainty
Poker: It’s a game filled with excitement and risk. But just how far does it correlate with the uncertainty of our everyday lives? Last month, Procurious attended eWorld Procurement and Supply where we...
View ArticleNick Wildgoose on Supply Chain Risk at eWorld
This is another article in our series of eWorld Procurement and Supply highlights; in this case, it was Nick Wildgoose of Zurich Insurance Services giving us some insight into supply chain risk. The...
View ArticleBest Practice – The Holy Grail of Procurement
Another of the presentations we attended at eWorld on March 1st came from Graham Bell and Peter Stediford, both client engagement managers at Capita Integrated Business Solutions. Capita is a provider...
View ArticleEmerging Trends in Source-to-Settle – Nick Bacon at eWorld
Another highlight at the recent eWorld event was Nick Bacon, partner at EVR, a specialist in eProcurement system selection and implementation, telling us how to implement P2P systems successfully. (EVR...
View ArticleOnly 8 Weeks Until eWorld Procurement and Supply – Keynote From Dr John Glen
Looking ahead to after the summer holiday period, we will be back at the QEII Centre in Westminster on September 26th 2017 for the latest eWorld Procurement and Supply event. This has become an...
View ArticlePaddy Lawton at eWorld – Machine Learning and Procurement Benefits
At the recent eWorld Procurement and Supply event, Paddy Lawton, founder of Spend360, the analytics firm bought by Coupa earlier this year, spoke about The Inside Story: From Machine Learning to...
View ArticleNOVO-K at eWorld – Tips For Successful Procurement in the Charity Sector
At the recent eWorld event, Kavita Cooper and Rohan Yoganathan (previously Head of Procurement at Barnardo’s) ran a hands-on workshop aimed at those working in and around the charity sector. Cooper is...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of the Big Bad Cloud? – Getting To Grips With Supplier...
It’s not uncommon at eWorld for exhibitors to use their speaking slot as an advertisement – but sometimes we can forgive that, as on this occasion, because a) it gave a back-to-basics look at cloud P2P...
View ArticleXoomworks at eWorld September 2017 – Event Highlights
It has now become tradition for Xoomworks to attend eWorld, the leading bi-annual event for procurement innovation; and the September event was all about innovation, from procurement automation, risk...
View ArticlePeter Smith at eWorld – How Procurement Can Be a Force for Change
eWorld is fast approaching – February 28th to be exact. And among the prestigious speakers and stimulating topics, this year we are treated to a session by that little-known man of procurement wisdom –...
View ArticleeWorld – Coming Soon: Are You Future Fit?
It seems barely a few weeks since we were last at eWorld Procurement and Supply, but here we are again with only 6 weeks to go to the first big international procurement event of the year. eWorld...
View ArticleA Smart Enterprise Is A Self-Perpetuating Model
As we said a few weeks ago, we are looking forward to eWorld on February 28th, to attending many of its very useful workshops – and of course meeting old and new friends in the world of procurement. We...
View ArticleDespite Freezing Conditions – Die-Hards Turn Out for eWorld
It was bitterly cold, but the procurement ice warriors turned out in force yesterday at the QEII Centre Westminster for the first big international procurement event of the year – eWorld Procurement...
View ArticleStakeholder engagement at heart of procurement at McLaren
Putting the needs the company’s engineers first is at the heart of procurement at McLaren, its top buyer has said. Jamie Foster, group procurement director at McLaren Group, said personal relationships...
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