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Procurement Tune-Up Diagnostic
Examine the procurement key performance indicators included in this diagnostic to ensure that your practices will keep you running ahead of the competition. Click here to…
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Staff productivity is an important factor in determining the performance of sourcing and procurement. A key productivity performance indicator for the procurement function is…
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Efficiency measures are an important component of a balanced set of measures for procurement. This article presents data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® for…
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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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Cycle Time to Issue a Purchase Order in Days
Cycle time measures are an important category of a balanced set of process measures. Cycle time reduction efforts may not only improve the turnaround time of key activities,…
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To objectively assess, manage, and compare procurement performance, organizations need a standard framework for classifying and defining processes. APQC’s Process…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Level of Role Comparison Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Regional Comparison Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Revenue Comparison Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Services Sector Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Manufacturing Sector Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Hybrid Sector Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Automotive Industry Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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2024 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Mining Industry Report
APQC concluded its tenth annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2024. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’…
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