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APQC’s research—conducted in partnership with supplier relationship management (SRM) experts Kate Vitasek, Bonnie Keith, and Emmanuel Cambresy—shows that although there are…
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Could Santa Screw Up Christmas?
For those who enjoy a good logistics story, here's an article about Santa, a boy named Ralphie, and the debate about calculating the perfect order. "Could Santa Screw Up…
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Benchmarking your organization’s customer service function is critical for finding improvement opportunities, discovering trends over time, and more. But choosing the right…
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Procurement in the Cloud
Supply chain disruptions and uncertainty have driven many organizations to adopt cloud-based purchasing applications and platforms. While the cloud allows for more flexible…
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Mitigating Expedited Costs in Logistics
Unexpected spikes in demand may require an organization to expedite orders to meet customer needs. While the causes of expedited orders are sometimes beyond an organization’s…
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Five Steps to Collaborative Relationships
To create strategic, long-term relationships, partnering organizations must look beyond the traditional me-first approach to contracting. In this article, APQC provides 5…
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The business battles of this century will be won by harnessing the power of suppliers. Leading organizations recognize that the playing field of procurement is no longer one…
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Research has shown that many, if not most, of the world's most-used sourcing strategies are incomplete for modern procurement challenges. In this article, Kate Vitasek and…
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This article weaves together insights from research conducted by APQC, APQC research advisor Kate Vitasek, author Daniel Coyle, and IBM to provide actionable advice on ways…
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In a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape, every supply chain organization faces at least some amount of risk. Disruptions to any link in the…
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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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To forge and accelerate breakthrough innovation in supply chain management, leaders are increasingly employing the tools of benchmarking to identify opportunities and develop…
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In 2023, APQC conducted research, sponsored by Esker Inc., that took a detailed look at the top KPIs organizations employ to measure customer service and order management…
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Since the global pandemic, organizations and their supply chain functions are now more than aware that unexpected situations can disrupt normal operations. In fact, a recent…
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The consistent stream of technology developments can be distracting for supply chain professionals as they determine which to implement. Before an organization can reap the…
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