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Few terms are more popular and confusing than "Sustainability." Everyone is using it, but what does it mean? In this article, APQC provides a holistic definition plus…
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To withstand today’s supply chain challenges and flourish in the face of future disruptions, supply chain organizations and their teams need to make fundamental changes to…
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APQC’s research—conducted in partnership with supplier relationship management (SRM) experts Kate Vitasek, Bonnie Keith, and Emmanuel Cambresy—shows that although there are…
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Research has shown that many, if not most, of the world's most-used sourcing strategies are incomplete for modern procurement challenges. In this article, Kate Vitasek and…
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This article weaves together insights from research conducted by APQC, APQC research advisor Kate Vitasek, author Daniel Coyle, and IBM to provide actionable advice on ways…
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Many large and global organizations are setting ambitious goals related to sustainability. Along with public commitments to human rights and more ethical forms of procurement…
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For supply chains that are more innovative and resilient in the face of disruption, organizations can no longer afford purely transactional approaches to supplier…
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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a form of process automation that can handle repetitive, transactional, rules-based tasks that require little or no human oversight. By…
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APQC monitors the state of adoption of emerging technologies across the supply chain. One of the key technologies we’ve been keeping an eye on is robotic process automation …
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Sustainability in Industrial Products
Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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Procurement’s Role in Sustainability
Procurement is well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals through more sustainable purchasing decisions and…
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At the end of 2021, APQC conducted its annual Supply Chain Challenges and Priorities survey. Each year APQC surveys a group of globally diverse, cross-industry supply chain…
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Process is the Key to ESG Reporting
In October 2021, APQC’s Mercy Harper and Marisa Brown created a podcast about building a strategy for ESG reporting with Deep Parekh, founder and managing partner at Epistemy…
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India Supply Chain Opportunities Deep Dive
Global organizations are seeking to diversify their supply chains, and India is quickly positioning itself as a county of choice. On an APQC webinar, KPMG India Senior…