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What does a 2015 article have to do with Hershey’s 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil for $750

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a reprint of the March 25th, 2015 article The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs.

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Walmart’s Carriers of the Year 2015

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Congratulations to Walmart’s Carriers of the Year for 2015. Walmart selected the carriers based on their “dedication to customer service and a commitment to creating innovative solutions in an evolving, yet extremely important, business.”. Walmart’s Carriers of the Year 2015. Hunt Transport Services.

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Zoom in on Reputational Risk

Spend Matters

The EU’s Regulation (EU) 2017/821 , also known as the Conflict Minerals Regulation (2021), requires importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG) to source these minerals responsibly and ensure they don’t contribute to conflict or human rights abuses.

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Treaties and Standards for Sustainability — Everything About Sustainability 

Procurement Tactics

In this article, we will tell you what sustainability is and its importance in today’s world. What is the Importance of Sustainability in Procurement? Sustainability is also an important factor in corporate social responsibility. However, what are these treaties and standards set in sustainability?

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Will 2021 be about Cost Reduction or Strategic Supplier Relationships?

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PWC has been publishing the annual procurement survey since 2015, capturing many of the trends in procurement that we now see in organisations, such as the focus on supplier risk management. The feedback from the survey was that process adaption and change management are the most important factors.

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Strategic sourcing enters a new age. Are you keeping up? (Part 1)

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It is important to understand how the strategic priorities of your executive team have been changing over the past decade. Gartner’s 2015 survey of CEOs indicates that revenue growth is now five times more important than cost savings. And face time is not limited to only stakeholders.

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Sustainable Goals in Procurement — Embracing Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

In this article, We will tell you what are sustainability goals and their importance in your procurement process. Once you are done reading this article, you will know how important it is to set goals in sustainability. Why is it Important? Why is it important to have sustainable goals?