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Procurement Fairy tale #2

To Hell with Your “Internets” (2)

That lady who snapped at the camera—“I would ban all those internets”— became quite a meme, an icon even. An icon of what, exactly? For those who remember their history, it brought to mind the silk-weavers’ riots in Lyon (1831), also tied to smashing the machines that were supposedly stealing people’s work and wages. She […]

Martin Wiederman
Procurement Fairy tale #1

The fewer suppliers, the better. (1)

A fairy tale in which the little animals learn how important it is to keep track of their suppliers and how carefully they should work only with the chosen ones. From now on, they’ll put the suppliers they do business with on an approved supplier list. Our hoarder instincts push us to “secure” everything in […]

Martin Wiederman