5/28/2021 9:07:39 AM Can I use social media in procurement and supply chain? By Tim Hughes When Adam Gray and I started DLA Ignite we had a clear vision on how we were going to change the world, which is very much alive today. ...
1/31/2021 3:26:47 PM Procurement Time To Lead Is Now. Here's How To Take Advantage By Tim Hughes In some recent research, a survey of 500+ professionals reveals where procurement must focus to establish leadership and earn executive...
1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM Can Social Media make Procurement more effective...? By Digital Leadership Associates When we are working with management teams on Strategic Social Media for their business, there is a moment when it all clicks into place,...
12/24/2020 9:58:02 AM Flipping the Odds of Digital Transformation Success By Tim Hughes In this article from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) they ponder this exam question, and I will answer it based on how we see the world...
11/13/2020 10:04:32 AM Virtual Procurement is Here to Stay. And That's Not a Bad Thing By Tim Hughes I spotted this article posted by one of our partners in the US, Thomas Ross. He went onto to summarize this article in terms of the...
10/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Why Digitalization, Transforms the Post-Pandemic Supply Chain By Tim Hughes In some recent research, a survey of 500+ professionals reveals where procurement and supply chain must focus to establish leadership and...
9/30/2020 10:24:29 AM Nine Trends Influencing Tomorrow’s Manufacturing Industry By Tim Hughes As social media eats the world, we are seeing a number of departments transforming. Transformation With Social Started With Sales 5 years...
9/2/2020 9:11:00 AM Five Successful Supply Chain Planning Steps By Tim Hughes In some recent research, a survey of 500+ professionals reveals where procurement must focus to establish leadership and earn executive...
8/17/2020 8:00:19 AM Ten ‘antipatterns’ that are Derailing Technology Transformations By Tim Hughes This is a great article by McKinsey, in summary it talks about this notion in business that IT drives transformation. Or that system...
8/5/2020 12:00:00 AM 5 Ways Good Leaders Can Digitally Disrupt By Tim Hughes I wonder if I actually remember the time before Covid19, things have changed so much. We were told before lock down that "life" just had...
2/20/2020 4:48:10 AM Achieving Procurement Excellence in the Age of Digital Disruption By Tim Hughes When did it happen? It seemed to creep up on us. Look at this data https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2020-global-digital-overview ...
11/19/2019 11:23:54 AM Secrets for Strong Supplier Relationship Management By Tim Hughes The secret to any supplier relationship is communication. No surprises and no secrets. This can be difficult when you have a large...
11/14/2019 12:00:00 AM Strategic Sourcing and Procurement: It’s All About Social By Tim Hughes As a business procurement professional you know that procurement is a strategic department. Buying raw materials, how we store them or...
10/21/2019 10:55:30 AM Building Digital-Ready Culture in Traditional Organizations By Tim Hughes "We must be digital" we hear so often, but where do you start? Companies have so many "legacy" processes. Or IT jumps in with some...
8/10/2019 3:16:32 PM Why Accounting and Finance Needs a Seat at the Digital Transformation Table By Tim Hughes When I talk to people about digital transformation the conversation soon turns to customer experience. The trouble for many companies is...