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	<title>Comments on: 2010  &#8211; Crystal Balls and all that – three key procurement puzzles</title>
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		<title>By: eprocureman</title>
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		<dc:creator>eprocureman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Point 2 reminds me of the basic development policy of the (eprocurement software) company I worked for: Do not try to check and approve every little thing. Slacken the reins, an you will get a very more efficient (because less labour intensive) process. Which then might give you the ability to widen your activities. 

Especially for German companies that policy is difficult to accept ;o)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Point 2 reminds me of the basic development policy of the (eprocurement software) company I worked for: Do not try to check and approve every little thing. Slacken the reins, an you will get a very more efficient (because less labour intensive) process. Which then might give you the ability to widen your activities. </p>
<p>Especially for German companies that policy is difficult to accept ;o)</p>
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		<title>By: Twitted by topprocurement</title>
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		<dc:creator>Twitted by topprocurement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Peter Smith asks the right questions! &#171; Good Procurement</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter Smith asks the right questions! &#171; Good Procurement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 2010, 9:01 am  Filed under: Uncategorized  What role for procurement professionals in the future? Peter Smith cuts to the chase in his New Year’s blog. Giving us “something to think about in 2010”, he [...]</description>
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