Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

The following is a 31-minute video of a 2011 lecture I gave at eWorld. 2011 eWorld Video THE EVOLUTION OF THE CFO VIEW Between 2011 and 2024 , CFOs’ views of procurement have evolved significantly, reflecting changes in the business environment, technology, and organizational priorities.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 52

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For example, the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan upended automotive supply chains across the globe, with car part facilities temporarily shutting down in the United States, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Besides natural hazard events, catastrophes caused by disease can also be debilitating.

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Supply chain Supply chain resilience Supply Risk 111

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Now that the situation is slowly moving towards normalcy, supply chain and procurement teams are under insurmountable pressure to monitor and mitigate supplier risks and compromise competitiveness closely. The increased complexity of supply chains and global nature has expanded the scope of supply chain risk management.

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Risk management Risk Suppliers Management 52

SCMDOJO

JUNE 28, 2024

Strategic supplier-partner relationships/partnerships are essential. Vera Rozanova Vera is a seasoned procurement & supply chain professional with 25+ years of experience in Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, SOP+, and Quality across diverse industries. The importance of clean data? Critically important.

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain 93

Empowering CPO

JUNE 9, 2023

Procurement metrics can cover a wide range of aspects, from cost-saving measures to supplier performance, and are crucial for making data-driven decisions. These metrics are typically data-driven, ranging from numerical values like cost savings, to more qualitative assessments like supplier reliability and product quality.

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Quality 52

Arkestro

JULY 18, 2022

One of the most critical lessons learned during the global pandemic and its aftermath has been the importance of supply chain resilience. The good news is that these two goals are not mutually exclusive—in fact, sustainability can be a big part of building a more resilient supply chain. .

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Supply chain resilience Sustainability Supply chain Supply 52