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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.
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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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Total Cost to Order Materials and Services
This article reflects 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…
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This article includes data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in Procurement that shows the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) in the procurement group and…
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This article includes metric data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® in procurement showcasing how organizations perform regarding supplier lead times for purchased…
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Few terms are more popular and confusing than "Sustainability." Everyone is using it, but what does it mean? In this article, APQC provides a holistic definition plus…
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This session focused on key takeaways and lessons learned from the Synergy Program at Aristocrat Technologies. The program was introduced to build a bottom-up effort to drive…
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Picking the Right Procurement Measures
This article outlines how organizations can select the most appropriate procurement measures and effectively communicate procurement performance. It also provides key…
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Summary of Open Standards Benchmarking Measures: Procurement
The APQC Open Standards Benchmarking® measure list concisely displays all of the measures currently available for a specific survey. These measures are organized by research…
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Now in the Resource Library: Supply Chain Management
This report offers an overview of APQC's Resource Library content in supply chain management published in late 2023 and 2024.You can also find direct links to various…
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What Supports Accurate Spend Analysis
Supply chain organizations are always looking for greater visibility into spending. Spend analysis enables procurement professionals to identify the value of spending with…
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Procurement and Logistics Employee Key Benchmarks: Retail and Wholesale Industry
Featuring data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) in Procurement and Logistics, this article provides employee key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Procurement and Logistics Employee Key Benchmarks: Telecommunications Industry
Featuring data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) in Procurement and Logistics, this article provides employee key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Procurement and Logistics Employee Key Benchmarks: Distribution/Transportation Industry
Featuring data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) in Procurement and Logistics, this article provides employee key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Procurement and Logistics Employee Key Benchmarks: Electronics Industry
Featuring data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) in Procurement and Logistics, this article provides employee key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Procurement and Logistics Employee Key Benchmarks: Cross-Industry
Featuring data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) in Procurement and Logistics, this article provides employee key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…