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APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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Spend Analysis Automation: Current State
Effective spend analysis relies on accurate data from numerous sources. Automation for spend analysis and data cleansing can not only yield more accurate results but also…
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Next-Generation Supplier Relationship Management
Much work has been done building good supplier relationship management (SRM) programs. As more companies embrace and adopt SRM best practices, it’s time to look holistically…
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Understanding Procurement Benchmarks and Best Practices
This collection is your road map to success in managing procurement efficiency and effectiveness. The content within will teach you about key performance indicators (KPIs)…
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Procurement Key Benchmarks
Featuring data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in Procurement, these articles highlight the median performance level on important procurement benchmarks for…
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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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Two Keys for Successful Supply Chain Collaboration
Supply chain organizations consider collaboration to be a key avenue for mutual benefit with external business partners. However, a successful internal collaboration effort…
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2023 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges
This collection contains content created from APQC's 2023 annual research into priorities and challenges for Supply Chain Management. Click here for results from the 2022…
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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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2022 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges
This collection contains content created from APQC's 2022 annual research into priorities and challenges for Supply Chain Management. Click here for results from the 2021…
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As the internal and external environments for procurement and sourcing continue to evolve, APQC has taken a deep dive into understanding what skills will be needed for future…
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2021 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges
This collection contains content created from APQC's 2021 annual research into priorities and challenges for Supply Chain Management. Click here for results from the 2020…
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Supplier Risk Management: Current State Practices
This reports in this collection capture the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in various…
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How Organizations Develop Procurement Talent
In the procurement field, there is a gap between the strategic and technological skills professionals need and the ones they currently possess. Closing these gaps through…