Procurement in Practice — More CPOs share their visions and learnings
Here's a recap of some of the CPOs we've talked to recently about their everyday lives, their challenges, visions, problems and solutions.
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Here's a recap of some of the CPOs we've talked to recently about their everyday lives, their challenges, visions, problems and solutions.
Pixabay During a recent discussion with Norbert Dean, the CPO of world-class cruise line operator, Carnival Cruise Lines, we found that in some industries and for certain supplies on-time delivery is absolutely non-negotiable. When a ship leaves port, it leaves. There’s no contingency for lateness. (Read Norbert’s interesting account of how As we know, there are always two sides to the supply/demand equation. The buyer at a supplying firm might well encounter delays in parts acquisition, might think enough time has been built into the order process, or might have a CFO ordering...