August 2016 - Keystone Procurement

Business Growth Keystone Column Procurement Sourcing Procurement Strategy

Keystone Column 34 – Procurement risk

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Keystone Column containing business stories and public procurement opportunities that drive the commercial strategy of ambitious companies. This week, we focus on some recent news from around the world illustrating how procurement risk is evolving. Business stories – risky business! Supply chain risk hits three-year high Global supply chain risk climbed…

Donnacha Phelan26th August 2016

Brexit Business Growth Keystone Column Procurement Sourcing Procurement Strategy

Keystone Column 33 – Purchasing strategy

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Keystone Column containing business stories and public procurement opportunities that drive the commercial strategy of ambitious companies. This week, inspired by Dundalk's valiant efforts in the Champion's League, we look at purchasing strategy through the lens of soccer. We also see how canny purchasing decisions regarding IT infrastructure allowed…

Donnacha Phelan19th August 2016

Bid Management Brexit Business Growth

Win tender opportunities with International Funding Institutions

We work with businesses to help them win tender opportunities afforded by government contracts. Questions that can arise include: Our business is too small or too new? We suggest that they consider joining or setting-up a consortium. We lack confidence in the process? We ask them how much time have they spent learning how…

Ross McCarthy16th August 2016

Bid Management Business Growth Keystone Column Procurement Sourcing Procurement Strategy

Keystone Column 32 – Innovative solutions

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Keystone Column containing business stories and public procurement opportunities that drive the commercial strategy of ambitious companies. This week, we look at the how innovative solutions can unlock massive potential for local communities and the Irish software industry. Business stories – Work local, reach global This month saw the…

Donnacha Phelan12th August 2016

Procurement Sourcing

Procurement system specification and selection

There are a lot of procurement systems on the market. In this article we look at some options. To help businesses make the right decision, we also outline our approach to IT system specification and selection. Procurement systems Traditionally procurement software systems were designed for larger organisations (think of products…

Donnacha Phelan8th August 2016

Bid Management Business Growth Keystone Column Procurement Sourcing Procurement Strategy

Keystone Column 31 – Procurement tools

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Keystone Column containing business stories and public procurement opportunities that drive the commercial strategy of ambitious companies. This week, we look at procurement tools - both in terms of the procurement tools businesses use to manage their own procurement activities, and the use of procurement as a…

Donnacha Phelan5th August 2016