- 1. 3 Ways a CPO Can Transform a Business
- (Management)
- ... can reduce costs, consolidate vendors, and find other strategic sourcing methods to improve competitive outcomes. Procurement now requires deep enterprise-level strategic insight into corporate goals ...
- Created on 24 October 2017
- 2. Begin With the Basics in Managing Risk
- (News)
- Risk management continues to be top-of-mind for supply chain professionals. A recent ISM panel meeting produced a great quote on the topic from a BCG consultant: Know Your Supplier.Sounds almost too simple, ...
- Created on 25 October 2016
- 3. What's Being Automated in Supply Chains
- (News)
- Supply Chains are embracing automation, yet some processes are in focus more than others. Kaitlyn McAvoy reviews the data from a recent study and finds that automation of P2P processes was very popular.SRM ...
- Created on 27 July 2016
- 4. Is It Time to Re-Invent Procurement?
- (News)
- Re-inventing your procurement process sounds a lot like trying to change a tire on a moving car, doesn't it? Adapting to what's happening in the world may be a challenge, but to get full value from your ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 5. Improving Strategic Sourcing
- (News)
- Strategic sourcing is a key process in the supply chain, particularly in the areas of logistics and transportation. Improvement each and every time the sourcing process occurs is a must.On the Logistics ...
- Created on 28 January 2016
- 6. The Strategy of Spend
- (News)
- Is there a magic algorithm to decide from which suppliers to source specific products and categories? Not according to Rick Long, in a guest blog on the Spend Matters site.Different approaches produce ...
- Created on 30 April 2015
- 7. Supply Chain Management Keys to Success
- (News)
- If you're new to a supply chain management role, we hope you're ready for the challenge. There are some basics you need to master, and if you can do these best practices you'll be a success.On the Healthcare ...
- Created on 03 September 2014
- 8. What Is SRM?
- (News)
- Is SRM software or a process? In a Vantage Partners article on the My Purchasing Center site, supplier-partner interactions are dsicussed. Although the value companies are obtaining from their software ...
- Created on 08 December 2012
- 9. Ideas for Cost Management
- (News)
- Reducing costs in the supply chain is a fairly universal goal. Just as on the buy-side, there's a difference between price and cost. In a Sourcing Innovation blog, we get some great tips on how to ...
- Created on 17 June 2012
- 10. Can Procurement Be Improved?
- (News)
- Improvements to the procurement process can show up on the bottom line. That's a fact. In an article by A.T. Kearney in My Purchasing Center, procurement is identified as having the ability to take ...
- Created on 29 May 2012
