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Procurement's Best-Priced Deal May Stifle Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Every single innovation conversation I've had recently with business unit leaders, product managers and/or marketing executives invariably focuses on the importance of partnership and collaboration with their best suppliers and vendors. If anything, they wish their suppliers came forward with even more actionable and innovative ideas.

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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

Internalize the costs of automation (and their benefits) – With a particular focus on the total cost of ownership (TCO). Most of those with successful deployments revealed that their leaders understood the TCO for automation projects very well.

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