Procurement’s Response to the Challenges of Economic Meltdown. The third Global Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Survey marks Capgemini’s continued commitment to understanding the trends and issues affecting the procurement executive. Given the seismic upheavals in the financial markets and their inevitable impact on commerce, it has never been so important to assess and understand what this means for procurement within organizations.The intent of the Global CPO Survey is to provide executives with insight into both macro issues and focus areas so they may be better informed concerning the challenges they face and the decisions they make.