As stated on its website, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) was established at the request of the Agriculture Ministers of the G20 “to enhance food market transparency and encourage…
New Research Resources Added to Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals Book
An update to Part II, the resources section of Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals, is now available (WAV_Update_Comp_June_2015) and will be added to the J. Ross WAV Download Resource Center. My…
HfS: Procurement As-a-Service in 2015
The June 21, 2015 Horses for Sources post entitled Procurement Makes Its Move to As-a-Service…. So Who’s Leading the Market? announces and provides highlights from the latest “HfS Procurement-as-a-Service Blueprint,” which “captures the…
SAGE To Launch Open Access Internet of Things Journal
SAGE announced that it is to launch the Journal of Connectivity, in partnership with the Institute of Measurement and Control. It will be an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access (OA) publication designed “to facilitate the exploration…
IBISWorld: Procurement-Related Software Solutions Pricing Trends
IBISWorld’s Dale Schmidt has written an article that identifies and provides price trends for “a handful of different software products that can benefit procurement departments.” Here are highlights: Procurement Software –…
Resource of the Week: Buying Legal Council
The Buying Legal Council supports professionals tasked with sourcing legal services and managing legal services supplier relationships through advocacy, networking, research and information (website). The Resources section provides Cheat Sheets,…
The IIAR Tragic Quadrant
Dr. Neil Pollock, writing for IIAR (Institute of Industry Analyst Relations), introduces us to the Tragic Quadrant, which materialized from information gleaned from the IIAR Analyst of the Year survey…
Resource of the Week: Lexicon of Global Contingent Workforce-Related Terms
The Lexicon of Global Contingent Workforce-Related Terms is provided by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) to ensure that a common language is used among professionals in the industry. “One of the major…
Essential Purchasing Books to Read
SupplyChainOz has provided a list of the 10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written. To come up with this list, names of books available on Amazon.com were collected and then these various metrics…
Are Developers the New IT Buyers?
Mary Branscombe, writing for CIO, raises the question, “Are you ready for developers to be your new IT buyers?” Expanding on the thought that technology buying has changed over the last…