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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 establishing and executing standardized procurement processes. These…
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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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Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success
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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COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of suppliers to the success of the entire supply chain. If these relationships are not built on the right foundation, the entire…
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Modern procurement is a whole new ballgame and the rules of the game are changing. The ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19 is only one example of how interconnected and…
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New market realities are changing the procurement landscape and increasing demand for skilled talent in the function. With credentialing often falling short of expectations…
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Supplier Risk Management: Current State Practices
This reports in this collection capture the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in various…
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Digital transformation has taken the business world by storm. Organizations of all sizes and industries are investing in new technologies to boost productivity, cut costs,…
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Supply Chains in 2020 and Beyond
In November 2019, Marisa Brown (senior principal research lead, Supply Chain Management at APQC) and Bob Trebilcock (editorial director for Supply Chain Management Review at…
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This article’s magic number is 10: Specifically, the 10 skills deemed most important by participants in APQC’s Future Skillsets of Procurement Professionals research. The…
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As part of APQC’s Future Skillsets of Procurement Professionals research, which features responses from 204 global participants across a wide range of industries, APQC…
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APQC's Marisa Brown, senior principal research lead for supply chain management, summarized and shared the results of APQC’s global research in Future Skillsets of…