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As the internal and external environments for procurement and sourcing continue to evolve, APQC has taken a deep dive into understanding what skills will be needed for future…
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Productivity Metrics: Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain
APQC’s Process and Performance Management (PPM) team examined some of the most common productivity metrics and KPIs within Financial Management (FM), Human Capital Management…
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In a December 2019 webinar sponsored by Esker Inc. and drawing on cross-functional APQC research, Marisa Brown (Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management at…
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Cost control consistently ranks high on organizational priority lists, but it’s just the beginning of what a skilled procurement or sourcing expert can bring to the table…
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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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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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Procurement Talent and Skills: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Retail and Wholesale Industry
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Build-to-Stock Supply Chain Capability Model
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Build-to-Order Supply Chain Capability Model
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Engineer-to-Order Supply Chain Capability Model
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Retail Supply Chain Capability Model
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…
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Procurement Talent and Skills: Manufacturing 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…
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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…
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This article looks specifically at the intersection between purpose of the organization’s analytics program and the analysis for select business functions. Each page in the…