Comments on: Consolidation and the Long Tail http://blog.hudgeon.com/2006/08/19/consolidation-and-the-long-tail/ Procurement, spend analysis and vendor management Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hudgeon http://blog.hudgeon.com/2006/08/19/consolidation-and-the-long-tail/#comment-646 hudgeon Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:03:51 +0000 https://hudgeon.wordpress.com/2006/08/19/consolidation-and-the-long-tail/#comment-646 I'm becoming more and more convinced that consolidation is an overstressed part of our job. Size of sale is not the only thing that interests vendors. I'll post more on this in time. I’m becoming more and more convinced that consolidation is an overstressed part of our job. Size of sale is not the only thing that interests vendors. I’ll post more on this in time.

]]> By: Matthew W. Grant http://blog.hudgeon.com/2006/08/19/consolidation-and-the-long-tail/#comment-644 Matthew W. Grant Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:37:00 +0000 https://hudgeon.wordpress.com/2006/08/19/consolidation-and-the-long-tail/#comment-644 Your first sentence hit upon a very important, but often overlooked aspect of our jobs. C-level executives must be convinced to mandate the consolidation. I would also add that they could mandate compliance with the Purchasing Department's policies too. It's an unfortunate, but necessary point. The whole company must be aware of the upper management's commitment to supporting Procurement's savings methods. Your first sentence hit upon a very important, but often overlooked aspect of our jobs. C-level executives must be convinced to mandate the consolidation. I would also add that they could mandate compliance with the Purchasing Department’s policies too.

It’s an unfortunate, but necessary point. The whole company must be aware of the upper management’s commitment to supporting Procurement’s savings methods.

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