Author Archives for Simon Geale

Where do you go from here?… Forwards You don’t need us to tell you about how tragic or volatile these... View Article

Cash may be king, but don’t cash in According to figures released by Trade Shift, cross border trade in China... View Article

With sustainability high on the agenda, it’s time to bust a myth: there is no longer a cost of “doing... View Article

GNFR defined GNFR is defined as “Goods Not For Resale” can also be referred to as Indirects or Non-product Related... View Article

Humans are irrational.  Did you know that 1 in 8 British men think they could take a point off Serena... View Article

Think Differently – think like a challenger How do small and innovative companies suddenly appear from nowhere? How are entrepreneurs... View Article

In the first part of this paper we looked at Supplier Collaboration: what it is, why do it, and who... View Article

Over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate enough to have researched and delivered a number of presentations and workshops... View Article

Reality Checks for the UK Last month I did the unthinkable. I went to a procurement conference where nobody mentioned... View Article

Long live agility. Savings are dead. Bold? Perhaps, but it conveys a simple message; Procurement’s purpose is changing in light... View Article

Networked Procurement functions will be Kite shaped. We can predict that now…because all the service functions will be. What do... View Article

We can predict that now How do we know? Procurement is a service function; it advises others how to spend... View Article