Summit magazine contents
2010 - Volume 13

 Letter from the Editor

 IT governance and being ‘lean’
By working with IT departments, procurement can help them achieve the best tools and systems
by Roch Cousineau

 Face to face
Nicole King, from the maritime region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, is the first to receive her diploma in materiel management from the federal government’s certification program.
by SUmmit Staff

 Healthlink 8-1-1
Nova Scotia partners to provide better access to healthcare.
submitted by McKesson Canada

 Optimizing constituent communications
Technology investments help re-invent government.
by Suresh Nair

 Saving Green
Responsible purchasing saves resources and money.
by Jonathan Cohen

 

Opinions

Sustainable Procurement

 Document management: a classic case for sustainable business practices
Author Larry Berglund provides strategies and advice to help increase productivity, reduce waste and improve your bottom line.

 

 Letter from the Editor

 Publisher’s Profile
Kevin McGuinness, formerly a lawyer with the Ontario Attorney General office and now a procurement consultant, speaks with Summit about his ongoing career as an author and the challenges he sees ahead for public procurement.
by Summit staff

 Software as a Service
No longer do you have to own and update the latest software to access it. SaaS is a solution whose time is now.
by Duncan Campbell

 Sourcing technology is simplified
An Alberta town and municipal district happily find that their technology upgrade and customer service go hand-in-hand.
by CDW Canada

 Maximizing capital investments for public private projects
Spend management software is becoming a valuable and popular tool.
by Keith M. O’Leary

 The allocation of risk and cost in construction
The challenges of construction procurement are multiple. What is the cost; what is the trade-off; and what is acceptable?
by Greg Baynton

 

Opinions

Sustainable Procurement

 Comestibles and ethical, professional and corporate responsibility

Municipal Matters

 P3, PFI & AFP
Bauld and McGuinness explain and help make sense of the terminology and types of public-private partnering that is available to you for capital asset purchases.

In The News

 Summit Up

• New West Partnership Trade Agreement
• Six supply chain training programs accredited by the CSCSC’s National Accreditation Program
• CN’s supply chain wins award

COVER

 Letter from the Editor

 Going for green
Public sector entities green their IT, utilizing trends such as virtualization, thin clients and cloud computing.
by Anthony Wright

 Light up your savings
Advances in lighting technology offer you the opportunity to save 30-40 percent.
by Susan Bloom

 Buying wood and paper
A sound procurement policy for buying wood and paper sends a message to the global marketplace for forestry products that helps level the playing field for Canada. Here are some suggestions for building such a policy.
by Avrim Lazar

 Driving sustainable transit
The Toronto Transit Commission has introduced “green” procurement considerations to its purchasing decisions and implemented its new policy. The TTC is actively seeking to share its experience authorities, with the expectation that sharing knowledge will assist the continued development of environmental standards.
by Grant Waddell

Opinions

 Publisher’s Profile - Glenn Ackerley
Public sector entities green their IT, utilizing trends such as virtualization, thin clients and cloud computing.
by Anthony Wright

Sustainable Procurement

 Make it an “agreenment”
Larry Berglund discusses how supply management can be the conduit for many organizations to contribute ideas and influence products and services that are designed with the environment in mind.

Sustainable Procurement

 Basics
Pierre Beaulé takes you back to basics covering the general legal principles that govern tender calls and contract awards.

COVER

 Electronic surety bonds
This could be the best innovation in the tendering process for this century. The Surety Association of Canada explains why and how moving to electronic surety bonding would benefit procurement.
by Steven Ness

 Government clusters
A closer look at the federal government’s Integrated Financial & Materiel System cluster
by Michel McGee

Opinions
Sustainable procurement

 Supplier codes of conduct
Author Larry Berglund asks if we really need them.

 

 The Bookshelf
Check out The Bookshelf for books and reports that may be of interest.

COVER

 Advancing green procurement
Two surveys on opposite sides of the Atlantic demonstrate that for procurement professionals, sustainable procurement practices and choices are still top of mind and will continue to be so. It just seems to make sense: financial, practical and moral.
by Anne Phillips

 Leadership and procurement
Should procurement staff exhibit leadership or strive to improve leadership skills? This question sets the stage to discuss leadership in the procurement context.
by Stephen Bauld and Kevin McGuinness

Special Feature

 Leadership in Public Procurement Awards
The 2009 winners and finalists of the awards were announced at the annual CPPC Forum 2009 in November in Victoria. Presented here are summaries of their submissions. If you are looking for examples of good ideas put into practice these will suit you well.
by Summit staff

 

 Procurement leadership in practice
Practicing leadership each day may mean weaving a web of relationships that in turn make you effective.
by Denis Chamberland

 CPPC Forum 2009
Another successful year of interesting sessions, lively plenary speeches and discussions and of course, networking with colleagues from across Canada.
by Summit staff

 Modes of negotiation
Often procurement staff find themselves conducting negotiations. This article offers some pointers and practical tips.
by Mark Trowbridge