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Procurement's Best-Priced Deal May Stifle Innovation

Harvard Business Review

When I politely point out procurement's role in selecting, shaping and paying for partnerships, the answer I get astonishes: We can reimburse our suppliers and partners out of another budget. I have never come across a procurement department with a post-procurement "innovation budget" to fund emergent ideas or supplier-driven proposals.

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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. Internalize the costs of automation (and their benefits) – With a particular focus on the total cost of ownership (TCO).

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