Create Cross-Functional Category Management Teams

Published On:

June 18, 2012

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

APQC's Collaborative Benchmarking study Supplier Category Management: Driving Value Through the Procurement Organization found that best-practice organizations align procurement and overall business strategies by creating cross-functional category management teams. These teams create strategies that focus on business priorities and are aided by endorsement from senior leadership.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement

Industries:

Semiconductors, Petroleum/Oil/Gas

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