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Historically, many organizations viewed procurement simply as a spend center. Today, leading organizations view sourcing and procurement as a strategic opportunity for…
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Total Cost to Order Materials and Services
APQC's perspective on data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement related to the total cost to perform the process “order materials and services” per $1,000…
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Cost measures are the most traditional measures used in evaluating process performance. Procurement cost plays a significant role when developing sourcing strategies,…
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Procurement Strategy and Structure: Cross-Industry Report
APQC conducts research on supply chain and procurement to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. This survey…
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Procurement Supplier Risk Management: Cross-Industry Report
APQC conducts research on supply chain and procurement to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. This survey…
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Procurement Technology and Automation: Cross-Industry Report
APQC conducts research on supply chain and procurement to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. This survey…
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Procurement Purchasing Profile: Cross-Industry Report
APQC conducts research on supply chain and procurement to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. This survey…
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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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This article examines the number of full-time equivalent employees in procurement and how they are currently being allocated across processes. It uses data from APQC's Open…
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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…