http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/07/04/purchasing-innovation-commentary-dave-stephens-on-procurement-open-source-and-doing-what-you-love/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/07/04/purchasing-innovation-commentary-dave-stephens-on-procurement-open-source-and-doing-what-you-love/#comment-803 E-Sourcing Forum: the source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:14:33 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=186#comment-803 [...] Today is open mike night here on ESF, if anyone would like to jump in on the Supply Risk discussion from the weekend, please do. After previous excellent commentary from Dave, Sudy and Jason - the bar is set pretty high! [...] [...] Today is open mike night here on ESF, if anyone would like to jump in on the Supply Risk discussion from the weekend, please do. After previous excellent commentary from Dave, Sudy and Jason - the bar is set pretty high! [...]

]]> http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/07/04/purchasing-innovation-commentary-dave-stephens-on-procurement-open-source-and-doing-what-you-love/#comment-527 Procurement Central » Blog Archive » Iasta E-Sourcing Forum Post Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:22:22 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=186#comment-527 [...] David Bush, my good friend who helped found the e-Sourcing outfit Iasta, invited me to write a guest post on e-Sourcing Forum. The topic was procurement & innovation, and I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to talk about until I started typing. Right away, my mind struck upon how open source is emerging as a crucible for innovation in software. I also perceived invention and innovation seem to be concentrating into smaller businesses as their larger counterparts scale back research to boost margins. The smartest companies will figure out how to ride on the back of small-company or co-operative innovation and adapt their supply chains to match this new world. Hope you enjoy the post on e-Sourcing Forum, and thanks again to David Bush for the invitation to join the discussion. [...] [...] David Bush, my good friend who helped found the e-Sourcing outfit Iasta, invited me to write a guest post on e-Sourcing Forum. The topic was procurement & innovation, and I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to talk about until I started typing. Right away, my mind struck upon how open source is emerging as a crucible for innovation in software. I also perceived invention and innovation seem to be concentrating into smaller businesses as their larger counterparts scale back research to boost margins. The smartest companies will figure out how to ride on the back of small-company or co-operative innovation and adapt their supply chains to match this new world. Hope you enjoy the post on e-Sourcing Forum, and thanks again to David Bush for the invitation to join the discussion. [...]

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