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Sustainability: Turning Promises into Action
Sustainability has been touted as the next big disruptor organizations will face after COVID-19. Unlike the unexpected and unplanned disruptions from the global pandemic,…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to significantly impact supply chains by 2023. AI’s value lies in more than the automation of tasks. AI opens opportunities for…
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Organizations that excel at the supplier management process have strong relationships with their most strategic suppliers that are beneficial not only when things are running…
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To understand what effective SRM looks like and how organizations can get started, APQC’s Senior Principal Research Lead for Supply Chain Management, Marisa Brown, spoke with…
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Supply chains faced significant economic, political, and technological risks heading into 2020, which only compounded with the arrival of COVID-19. The pandemic revealed the…
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Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of documenting, aligning, and communicating supplier selection…
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Implement a Formal Supplier Approval Process
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of implementing a formal supplier approval process.
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Rationalize the Supply Base
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of rationalizing the supply base.
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Supplier category management is a driver of best-practice procurement. A strong category management program enables the organization to better manage supplier relationships,…
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From APQC’s Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success, this article details the importance of using supplier scorecards and having consequences when suppliers’…
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By fostering fruitful supplier relationships and designing strategically focused outcomes, sourcing and procurement professionals now play a central role in addressing supply…
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In establishing a supply chain strategy, concerns for efficiency need to be balanced against risk. The recent global market disruptors of a pandemic and sharp economic…
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Supplier Risk Management in the Spotlight
As the world adjusts to the changed conditions resulting from global disruption, organizations must consider the lessons learned from the impact of the pandemic on the supply…
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While many supply chain leaders recognize the importance of negotiation, quite a few organizations struggle to cultivate this skill among their procurement staff. APQC…
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To gain real-world insights into how procurement leaders can transform their organizations to maximize sustained value, APQC turned to Michael van Keulen, a seasoned…