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Trade Wars and Negotiation

June 30, 2019 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

What do trade wars mean in terms of welfare and economic efficiency? How do we move from “collaborative negotiation” to…

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Posted in: Negotiation examples from politics, Win-win negotiations

How can buyers get better results at seller’s auctions

December 2, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

How did Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, a masterpiece rediscovered less than a decade ago, sell for more than triple…

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Posted in: Auctions, Forward english auction, Negotiations, Role of emotions at negotiations

MESO (Multiple equivalent simultaneous offers) in application during labor talks

August 6, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

In this post, we will see MESO (Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers) technique in application during labor talks in Turkey, and explore…

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Posted in: Information exchange, Negotiation examples from politics, Negotiations, Win-win negotiations

How should buyers measure and action currency risks?

July 29, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

In a series of posts, we are exploring how buyers can add more value to their organizations by getting involved…

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Posted in: Managing FX risk, Procurement as value driver

Currency risk in particular for purchase contracts

July 22, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

In a series of posts, we are exploring how buyers can add more value to their organizations by getting involved…

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Posted in: Managing FX risk, Procurement as value driver

Currency risk in general for the company

July 15, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

In a series of posts, we will explore how buyers can add more value to their organizations by getting involved…

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Posted in: Managing FX risk, Procurement as value driver

Sourcing goods from inhouse facilities

July 10, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

It is one thing to have external buyer-seller relationship where parties are virtually free to walk away if contract terms…

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Posted in: Buying or producing inhouse, Procurement as value driver

Who should approve procurement policy?

July 5, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

Who should approve the procurement policy? Are there certain trends or tendencies? And what difference does it make? In this…

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Posted in: Procurement organization, Procurement policy

Contracts with automatic renewal

June 30, 2017 Alper Ayhan Leave a comment

Can we use automatic renewal contract clause to cut contracting lead-times and to build bargaining power for buyer? Automatic renewal…

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Posted in: Optimization in contract management, Process optimization

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