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One of the key lessons of 2020 for supply chain leaders is that procurement cannot afford a singular focus on purchasing goods and services at the lowest possible cost. …
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Engaging internal stakeholders on key decisions ensures procurement meets the fundamental needs of the entire organization. Learn how to achieve best-practice performance…
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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…
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Implement a Formal Supplier Approval Process
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of implementing a formal supplier approval process.
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Leverage Electronic Demand Signal Sharing
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of leveraging electronic demand signal sharing.
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Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of leveraging Lean process development for procurement.
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Rationalize the Supply Base
Learn how to achieve best-practice performance levels in procurement with this article that details the impact of rationalizing the supply base.
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Supplier category management is a driver of best-practice procurement. A strong category management program enables the organization to better manage supplier relationships,…
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From APQC’s Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success, this article details the importance of establishing and executing standardized procurement processes. These…
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From APQC’s Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success, this article details the benefits of applying a fully standardized commodity coding system. These findings are…
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From APQC’s Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success, this article details the importance of using supplier scorecards and having consequences when suppliers’…
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By fostering fruitful supplier relationships and designing strategically focused outcomes, sourcing and procurement professionals now play a central role in addressing supply…
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Procurement Data in Real Time
Scrambling to find the right documents, working with multiple versions of the truth, or duplicating work that has already been completed can all slow sourcing and procurement…
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Procurement professionals rely on spend analysis to identify the suppliers that receive the most procurement dollars and to think strategically about whether the organization…
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Top performers take a balanced approach to measuring procurement. Precision and efficiency are long-standing concerns that should be balanced by equally critical performance…
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