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Next-Generation Supplier Relationship Management
Much work has been done building good supplier relationship management (SRM) programs. As more companies embrace and adopt SRM best practices, it’s time to look holistically…
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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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Reinventing Supplier Relationship Management
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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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Basic Provider Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Basic Provider sourcing business model, here is an easy-to-use…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Preferred Provider Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Preferred Provider sourcing business model, here is an easy-to-use…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Performance-Based/Managed Services Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Performance-based/Managed Services sourcing business model, here is…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Vested Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Vested sourcing business model, here is an easy-to-use checklist to…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Shared Services Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Shared Services sourcing business model, here is an easy-to-use…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Equity Partnership Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Equity Partnership business model, here is an easy-to-use checklist…
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Sourcing Considerations Checklist: Approved Provider Model
Next-generation supplier relationship management embraces a continuum of sourcing business models. For the Approved Provider sourcing business model, here is an easy-to-use…
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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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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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Supplier Relationship Management in 2022: Current State
APQC asked supply chain professionals to answer seven questions about Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) in April 2022. SRM involves managing third-party organizations…
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Supplier Relationship Management 2022 Quick Poll Summary Report
APQC collected information from 226 people about the use and planned adoption of supplier relationship management within their supply base in April 2022. Supplier…