Resource Library
APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
Looking for something specific?
Ask usResource Results
-
Data and Measures|
Procurement Talent and Skills: Services Organizations
Many leaders in procurement and supply chain are recognizing the need for the development of a new type of procurement professional who has strong soft skills and…
-
As part of APQC's research into skills needed for future success in procurement, APQC interviewed the director of procurement services at a large Canadian university. As an…
-
Presentation Slides|
The Evolving Role of Data & Analytics
In this presentation at APQC's 2019 Process and Performance Management Conference, APQC's Marisa Brown and Andrea Stroud shared insights from several recent APQC research…
-
In this presentation at APQC's 2019 Process and Performance Management Conference, Marisa Brown and Andrea Stroud shared insights from several recent APQC research projects…
-
As procurement becomes more digital, data-driven, and strategically important, it’s increasingly clear that organizations need a new breed of procurement professional…
-
Infographics|
How Organizations Develop Procurement Talent
In the procurement field, there is a gap between the strategic and technological skills professionals need and the ones they currently possess. Closing these gaps through…
-
Reports & White Papers|
Supply Chain Analytics Survey Report
This survey report shows the results from APQC's 2019 research into which types of analytics are used in which parts of the supply chain, how the efforts are structured and…
-
lululemon is undergoing a multi-year procurement transformation that includes how to identify, secure, and develop talent to support the end-to-end procurement process. The…
-
This article takes a closer look at data gathered by APQC from 626 global organizations related to manufacturing practices, focusing on digitalization and the adoption of…
-
Webinars & Videos|
Identifying and Investing in Critical Skills for Procurement Success
In this 2019 webinar, APQC's Marisa Brown shares results from research into the most important skills needed for future success in procurement. The webinar focuses on…
-
Presentation Slides|
Identifying and Investing in Critical Skills for Procurement Success - Slides
In this 2019 webinar, APQC's Marisa Brown shares results from research into the most important skills needed for future success in procurement. The webinar focuses on…
-
Articles|
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…
-
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…
-
Reports & White Papers|
Future Skillsets of Procurement Professionals: Survey Report
Many leaders in procurement and supply chain are recognizing the need for the development of a new type of procurement professional who has strong soft skills and…
-
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…
Key performance indicators and benchmarking data related to your search results are available. Click "View All Measure Spotlight Results" to open the search results.