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Focus on People in Supply Chain in 2023
In late 2022, APQC conducted its annual supply chain management priorities and trends research. Each year, this survey asks supply chain professionals representing a diverse…
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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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APQC has gathered insight into how organizations are governing and managing their end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) processes. A quick look reveals a big disconnect in many…
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Measures help supply chain leaders identify opportunities for improvement, track important trends, monitor key business drivers, and more. With so many potential measures to…
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Forecasting is simultaneously one of the most useful and most difficult business practices to master in an uncertain world. In a recent APQC webinar, Bryan Baum, global head…
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Picking the Right Procurement Measures
This article outlines how organizations can select the most appropriate procurement measures and effectively communicate procurement performance. It also provides key…
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Extend Visibility Beyond Tier 1 Suppliers
Procurement is an information game, with the best-informed organizations able to optimize sourcing and their supply chains, as well as minimize disruptions from incoming…
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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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Procurement’s Role in Sustainability
Procurement is well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals through more sustainable purchasing decisions and…
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Using Governance to Improve Procure-to-Pay
The procure-to-pay process is essential to businesses because it encompasses the processes of purchasing goods and services, receiving them, and then paying for them so that…
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Optimizing Procure-to-Pay
In this interview, APQC’s Mercy Harper speaks with process and supply chain experts Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, principal research lead for process and performance management, and…
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Meeting today’s business goals while trying to achieve tomorrow’s sustainability goals is no easy task. However, some organizations have figured out a way to grow their…
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In its 2022 Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead. 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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