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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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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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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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Supply Chain Planning Practices: Distribution/Transportation Industry
APQC conducts ongoing research on supply chain planning designed to help organizations assess the structure and performance of their own supply chain planning function…
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What Are Procurement Best Practices?
Procurement best practices begin by standardizing processes and eliminating challenges like maverick buying. Marisa Brown, APQC Senior Principal Research Lead for Supply…
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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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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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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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Understanding Procurement Benchmarks and Best Practices
In this September 2020 webinar, learn from APQC's Senior Principal Research Lead, Marisa Brown, about insights in sourcing and procurement from recent APQC research. …
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Understanding Procurement Benchmarks and Best Practices
In this September 2020 webinar, learn from APQC's Senior Principal Research Lead, Marisa Brown, about insights in sourcing and procurement from recent APQC research. …
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While many supply chain leaders recognize the importance of negotiation, quite a few organizations struggle to cultivate this skill among their procurement staff. APQC…
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Supplier Risk Management Practices Report: Aerospace Industry
This report captures the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in the aerospace industry are…
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Supplier Risk Management Practices Report: Insurance Industry
This report captures the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in the Insurance industry are…
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Supplier Risk Management Practices Report: Automotive Industry
This report captures the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in the automotive Industry…
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Supplier Risk Management Practices Report: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
This report captures the current state of supplier risk management with actionable guidance from APQC. Gain insights into how organizations in the consumer products…