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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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Procurement is Changing for the Better
In its recent procurement research, APQC found that organizations have seen their procurement processes and systems undergo moderate or significant transformation amid…
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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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A service level agreement (SLA) defines the specifications, quality, and cost of a good or service being provided by a supplier to a buyer. SLAs help to provide transparency…
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For supply chains that are more innovative and resilient in the face of disruption, organizations can no longer afford purely transactional approaches to supplier…
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Unpacking Days Payable Outstanding
Liquidity and cash flow are critical for an organization’s ability to pay its operating expenses, especially in moments of significant disruption like a recession or global…
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Supplier risk is one of the biggest risk vectors organizations face today. Suppliers can expose a company to risk not only by failing to deliver materials or products on time…
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Given the reality of cybercrime and the threats that it poses to all organizations, cybersecurity has become an extremely important part of supplier risk management and…
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Sustainability: Turning Promises into Action
Sustainability has been touted as the next big disruptor organizations will face after COVID-19. Unlike the unexpected and unplanned disruptions from the global pandemic,…
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Done well, sourcing and procurement can drive value and competitive advantage for an organization. Organizations that optimize their sourcing and procurement departments…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to significantly impact supply chains by 2023. AI’s value lies in more than the automation of tasks. AI opens opportunities for…
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Organizations that excel at the supplier management process have strong relationships with their most strategic suppliers that are beneficial not only when things are running…
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To understand what effective SRM looks like and how organizations can get started, APQC’s Senior Principal Research Lead for Supply Chain Management, Marisa Brown, spoke with…
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Supply chains faced significant economic, political, and technological risks heading into 2020, which only compounded with the arrival of COVID-19. The pandemic revealed the…
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Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of documenting, aligning, and communicating supplier selection…