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All organizations depend on others as part of their operations. With multiple organizations involved in sourcing, manufacturing, and delivering goods, the supply chain is a…
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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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Procurement Reports
This collection features APQC's procurement reports that have been published since 2009.
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Procurement in the Cloud
Supply chain disruptions and uncertainty have driven many organizations to adopt cloud-based purchasing applications and platforms. While the cloud allows for more flexible…
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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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Five Steps to Collaborative Relationships
To create strategic, long-term relationships, partnering organizations must look beyond the traditional me-first approach to contracting. In this article, APQC provides 5…
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The business battles of this century will be won by harnessing the power of suppliers. Leading organizations recognize that the playing field of procurement is no longer one…
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Procure-to-Pay: Building for the Future
This collection contains content on Procure-to-Pay (or Source-to-Pay) as an end-to-end process.
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Measuring and Reporting Scope 3 Emissions
Organizations face pressure from multiple directions when it comes to sustainability in supply chain. Factors such as public perception, competitors’ actions, regulatory…
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Supply Chain Resilience: Sourcing and Procurement
APQC collaborated with BCG to conduct research with 185 companies to evaluate the current state of a full range of operational and supply chain resilience capabilities needed…
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Supply Chain Resilience
Disruption is no longer a one-off event, and extreme volatility is the new global reality. This collection of content is based on joint research from BCG and APQC into the…
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Sourcing and Supplier Flexibility and Transparency: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
APQC collaborated with BCG to conduct research with 185 companies to evaluate the current state of a full range of operational and supply chain resilience capabilities needed…
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Sourcing and Supplier Flexibility and Transparency: Retail and Wholesale Industry
APQC collaborated with BCG to conduct research with 185 companies to evaluate the current state of a full range of operational and supply chain resilience capabilities needed…
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Sourcing and Supplier Flexibility and Transparency: Electronics Industry
APQC collaborated with BCG to conduct research with 185 companies to evaluate the current state of a full range of operational and supply chain resilience capabilities needed…
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