Comments on: It’s the time of the (sourcing) season http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/12/04/its-the-time-of-the-sourcing-season/ Challenges and possibilities within sourcing, procurement and supply chain management. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Getting more value out of your e-sourcing investments « Purchasing Transformation http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/12/04/its-the-time-of-the-sourcing-season/#comment-362 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:14:53 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-362 [...] discussed the first angle a few days ago so let’s take a closer look at the second angle. Getting more mileage from your [...]

]]> By: Torbjörn Thorsen, IBX Group AB http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/12/04/its-the-time-of-the-sourcing-season/#comment-360 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:24:50 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-360 Regarding Joseph Schumpeters “Creative Destruction”, McKinsey Quarterly recently talked to Richard Foster regarding his book: Creative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market—and How to Successfully Transform Them

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Growth/Creative_destruction_and_the_financial_crisis_An_interview_with_Richard_Foster_2268

]]> By: Torbjörn Thorsen, IBX Group AB http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/12/04/its-the-time-of-the-sourcing-season/#comment-359 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:20:53 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-359 Very true, in these times it seems like everyone is looking for government aid instead of taking a hard look at themselves to see what it was that once made them successful. But as you say, it is a very bitter pill to swallow.

]]> By: husdal.com http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/12/04/its-the-time-of-the-sourcing-season/#comment-353 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:22:10 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-353 The notion that “new markets will replace the old” reminds me of Joseph Schumpeters “Creative Destruction” where some businesses must die and give way to new opportunities in order for the economy to grow. It may be a hard fact and bitter pill to swallow, but maybe it is what is necessary to achieve a structural shift towards a more sustainable economy.

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