The Revolving Door of Corporate Procurement & Resulting Bottom-Line Vulnerabilities: Part I
We founded Fine Tune in a basement in Bloomington, IN in 2002. On June 30th, we’ll have our first 15-year client, a global industrial/chemical conglomerate. As we closed in on […]
Procurement Incentive Plan Flaws: Part 3
In the first two installments of this series, we’ve identified that corporate procurement incentive plans frequently fail to promote optimal bottom-line results (Procurement Incentive Plan Flaws: Part 1) and that […]
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Procurement Incentive Plan Flaws: Part 2
In the first installment of this series, you’ll recall the conversation I had with a buyer, a snippet of which is quoted below. In this brief exchange, we catch a […]
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