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Solving fiscal issues without reinventing the wheel
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Don't pay for what you can get for free. We've heard this old adage for years from generations of thrifty...
Procurement reaches the next frontier
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Our fascination with the future has long roots. Back in the days of boxy televisions, we all tuned in to...
Better proposals mean better choice
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Once upon a time, the King was looking for a really cool systems solution to improve the kingdom's energy efficiency....
Leverage procurement to save money and reduce risk
5 min read
Like any small part that runs our cars, procurement is largely invisible. Governments assume it will always work and for...
A patch with hopeful possibilities
4 min read
Many policy organizations have learned from sad experience that the best 'on-paper' approach will fail if real life implementation does...
Procurement challenges in developing countries
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Effective public procurement can be "make or break" in developing countries where internal revenues stretch to reach 50 percent of...
A leader’s guide to ethical public procurement
6 min read
Recent high profile troubles at e-health operations in both Ontario and British Columbia have once again focused attention on the...
Are you FAT enough?
5 min read
Anyone who has been told by a doctor to lose weight has undoubtedly been introduced to the body mass index...
Procurement cube-anomics: The spend management paradigm
4 min read
When he was younger, our son liked to play with Rubik's cubes. For most people, solving this iconic puzzle seems...
Avoiding the attack of the disgruntled vendor
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Sore losers: we all know they like to involve their lawyers and deliver threats of legal action.