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Talent Development for Procurement and Strategic Sourcing: APQC Interview with Igor Zenker
In September 2019, APQC interviewed Igor Zenker, a sourcing manager and procurement professional with more than a decade of experience in strategic sourcing for large global…
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This article examines the number of full-time equivalent employees in procurement and how they are currently being allocated across processes. It uses data from APQC's Open…
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This article is a summary of an APQC conversation in August 2019 with supplier relationship experts Kate Vitasek, Bonnie Keith, and Emmanuel Cambresy. The panel discussion…
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Examine a key performance indicator in logistics to ensure that your practices will keep you running ahead of the competition. APQC highlights recent Open Standards…
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Evolving competitive and customer pressures and increasingly complex environmental regulations have made establishing formal returns management processes a priority for some…
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Total Procurement Cost per $1,000 Purchases
APQC's perspective on metric data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in Procurement related to Total Procurement Cost per $1,000 Purchases.
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This article looks specifically at the intersection between purpose of the organization’s analytics program and the analysis for select business functions. Each page in the…
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Procurement Improvement Begins with Process
Process improvement is the key to unlock more strategic procurement. Two sources of major change have combined to create a perfect storm around the procurement function…
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Despite the establishment of a formal procurement process, some organizations have staff members who engage in maverick purchasing. Maverick purchasing often occurs because a…
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APQC and Supply Chain Management Review regularly collect and share insights from supply chain practitioners through quick polls about the current state of adoption, plans,…
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