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 us-
The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by wide-ranging supply chain shortages for medical equipment, ranging from PPE and gloves to respirators and other critical products. It also…
-
In its seventh annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead…
-
This article provides insight into nine ways organizations can prevent and mitigate the impact of counterfeits in their supply chain. For more information on counterfeits in…
-
In its seventh annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead…
-
In its seventh annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead…
-
Articles|
2021 Priorities in Sourcing and Procurement
In early 2021, APQC conducted its seventh annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research to learn about organizations’ priorities and trends. As part of…
-
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…
-
Articles|
Robotic Process Automation for Procurement
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a critical tool for optimizing standardized process activities and data aggregation in procurement. Organizations across industries have…
-
Despite 2020’s supply chain disruptions, leading organizations are doubling down on their commitments to sustainable sourcing. APQC finds that this is not just a reaction to…
-
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…
-
One of the key lessons of 2020 for supply chain leaders is that procurement cannot afford a singular focus on purchasing goods and services at the lowest possible cost. …
-
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of documenting, aligning, and communicating supplier selection…
-
Articles|
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.
-
Articles|
Leverage Electronic Demand Signal Sharing
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of leveraging electronic demand signal sharing.
-
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of leveraging Lean process development for procurement.
Key performance indicators and benchmarking data related to your search results are available. Click "View All Measure Spotlight Results" to open the search results.