Clerks to Smooth Operators: How Purchasing Managers Are Redefining Their Roles

Rudy Yuly

Thanks in part to technological advances, today’s purchasing manager is uniquely positioned to make huge contributions that go straight to the bottom line.

March 6, 2017

What Are Self Purchase Orders & Why They Are Bad For Business

Rudy Yuly

What is a Purchase Order? (If you are already familiar with Purchase Orders, skip to What is a Self Purchase Order below— either way, it would be useful to read about Purchase Orders first)

December 7, 2016

Why Your Company Will Spend Millions on ERPs That Won’t Work

Rudy Yuly

If you happened to be trick-or-treating on Halloween way back in 1999, it’s likely your bag of treats came up short. Halloween 1999 still carries a bitter taste at Hershey — it had paid $112 million to install a complex combination of ERP systems and, as it happened, it failed to ship $100 million…

September 12, 2016

Yes, Procurement & Supply Chain Pros Can Become CEOs — Just ask these 5 CPOs

Rudy Yuly

If you had started out in any company’s procurement department, the highest position you could aspire to was the chief procurement officer (CPO). And then the Great Recession of 2008 changed everything.

August 29, 2016