Resource Library
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 7,000 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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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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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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Webinars & Videos|
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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Infographics|
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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Reports & White Papers|
Supplier Relationship Management 2022 Quick Poll Summary Report
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information from 226 people about the use and planned adoption of supplier relationship management within their supply base…
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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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Tools & Templates|
Now in the Resource Library: Supply Chain Management
This report offers an overview of APQC's Resource Library content in supply chain management published in late 2021- early 2022. You can also find direct links to various…
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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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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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2021 Supply Chain Management Webinars
APQC hosts supply chain management (SCM) webinars to connect with our members. Some calls feature internal experts discussing APQC's research and findings. For other calls,…
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Articles|
Sustainability: Turning Promises into Action
Sustainability has been touted as the next big disruptor organizations will face after COVID-19. Unlike the unexpected and unplanned disruptions from the global pandemic,…
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Done well, sourcing and procurement can drive value and competitive advantage for an organization. Organizations that optimize their sourcing and procurement departments…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to significantly impact supply chains by 2023. AI’s value lies in more than the automation of tasks. AI opens opportunities for…
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To objectively assess, manage, and compare procurement performance, organizations need a standard framework for classifying and defining processes. APQC’s Process…
