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In 2023, APQC recognized eight organizations for their level of maturity in Knowledge Management (KM). This recognition was based on evaluating their KM programs using APQC’s…
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Request for Proposal (RFP) Cost Template for a Supply Chain Control Tower
This request for proposal (RFP) cost template was provided to technology solution vendors who were interested in responding to a November 2017 RFP for the Global Family…
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Request for Proposal (RFP) Solution Template for a Supply Chain Control Tower
This request for proposal (RFP) solution template was provided to technology solution vendors who were interested in responding to a November 2017 RFP for the Global Family…
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Request for Proposal (RFP) Addendum for a Supply Chain Control Tower
This template is an addendum to a Request for Proposal (RFP) that was issued in November 2017 for the Global Family Planning Visibility and Analytics Network (VAN)…
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Supply Chain Control Tower Interface Specification and Guidelines
In order to capture, use, and share supply chain data across multiple sources and organizations, a control tower must integrate various systems and tools. This guide captures…
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Request for Proposal (RFP) Template for a Supply Chain Control Tower
This example Request for Proposal (RFP) wasissued in November 2017 to identify a technology solutions vendor for a control tower platform. A technology solution was needed to…
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Example Data Use Rights Table for a Global Supply Chain Network Platform
This Data Use Rights Table is one of three components that make up the main legal framework of a multi-enterprise supply chain business network called the Global Family…
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Example Terms of Use for a Global Supply Chain Network Platform
This is an example legal framework that can be used across a supply chain network of different companies and organizations working together. It outlines the legal terms under…
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As an organization grows over years, processes diverge. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge Management Conference, AstraZeneca’s Business Process Manager Christopher Moriak…
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Sustainability in Industrial Products
Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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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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KM Program Structure & Staffing Examples: Excellence in Knowledge Management Recipients
To date, APQC has recognized more than 20 mature KM programs as part of its Excellence in Knowledge Management initiative. The recognition is based on analysis from APQC’s KM…
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Supply chain disruption is especially devastating in the pharmaceutical industry. The timely and accurate delivery of the medicine that people’s lives depend on is only…
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The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by wide-ranging supply chain shortages for medical equipment, ranging from PPE and gloves to respirators and other critical products. It also…