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Open Innovation Maturity and Supply Chain Success
Open innovation provides an opportunity for organizations to enhance their collaboration with supply chain partners within their business ecosystem. For some companies,…
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Reinventing Supplier Relationship Management
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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Taking Supplier Relationship Management to the Next Level
Supplier relationship management (SRM) is a method commonly used by organizations to ensure supplier adhere to contract terms and procurement activities. View this…
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Building a Collective Mindset: Operationalizing a Governance Structure for a Global Supply Chain Network
This case study outlines how to establish a central governance structure across a supply chain network of different companies and organizations working together. It is…
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This case study details the rigorous process undertaken to select a software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology solution vendor to provide a supply chain control tower platform…
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Supplier Relationship Management in 2022: Current State
APQC asked supply chain professionals to answer seven questions about Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) in April 2022. SRM involves managing third-party organizations…
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Supplier Relationship Management 2022 Quick Poll Summary Report
APQC collected information from 226 people about the use and planned adoption of supplier relationship management within their supply base in April 2022. Supplier…
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Supply chain risk management (SCRM) software is an important piece of solving the supplier risk puzzle, but there are many considerations to weigh in choosing the best-fit…
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Sourcing and Procurement Blueprint for Success
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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Supplier Risk Management: Strengths and Weaknesses
The sudden inability of suppliers to fulfill orders can have a disastrous effect on an organization and its reputation with customers. Although sourcing and procurement staff…