5 Reasons why you should manage indirect expenditure professionally
In the first of a series of article for NSW based spend aggregator, SUPPLY CLUSTERS, Jonathan Dutton FCIPS addresses the business benefit...
How public procurement can focus on the customer
While many point to technology as a panacea to public procurement’s seemingly turgid processes there are other, simple ways to improve...
Why relationships with suppliers matter
Creating a welcoming environment for suppliers is often perceived as the antithesis of sound public procurement but it’s an essential...
The new black for government procurement
With savings trending to zero over time in some categories, better contract management offers a new way to add real and lasting value,...
The biggest game in town just got bigger
The appointment in April of the new Defence Support Services (DSS) panel of around 580 consultancy firms seems like a lot but its hard...
Indigenous procurement targets ‘smashed out of the park’
The Commonwealth’s Indigenous Procurement Policy has clearly achieved the key policy goals but its broader success is harder to evaluate,...
Sustainable procurement: bottom-up efforts gain momentum ...
This is the first in a new monthly column for Government News, written by procurement specialist Jonathan Dutton, examining key issues in...
The top five questions every Strategic Procurement Manager should be asking themselves today….
The 'Pop-Up' Strategic Procurement MASTERCLASS with JD offers answers to the five most pressing questions facing line procurement...
Why CONTRACT MANAGEMENT is the new area of opportunity for professional procurement
Savings tend to ZERO over time. Especially for INDIRECT spend categories. Does this mean that diminishing returns will threaten the rise...
The Six Myths of the Written Contract
This sixth Open Windows white-paper was researched and written by Sara Cullen & Jay Jeong at The University of Melbourne based upon their...
