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Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action?

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… The post Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action? appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

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Expanding the influence and impact of Procurement

Spend Matters

Part of the teams strategy was to reorganize how Procurement engaged with all budget owners and influenced how we buy, what we buy across many other spend categories. The historical approach focused on reacting to operational elements, like a plant being short of potatoes, instead of demand driven supply management processes.

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10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written

Supply Chain Opz

Results The results of "10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written" are listed in alphabetical order as below, 1) Category Management in Purchasing: A Strategic Approach to Maximize Business Profitability by Jonathan O'Brien 2) Next Level Supply Management Excellence: Your Straight Bottom Line Roadmap by Robert A.

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Adding New Dimensions to the Kraljic Matrix

The Good Spending

Its two dimensions suggest the flat Earth approach with insufficient room to cater to the complexities of modern category management and strategic sourcing situations. Category strategy will elaborate on logistical and supply management aspects, i.e., inventory planning and supply chain configuration.

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Procurement Speakers 2022 – 10 Most Popular Experts

Procurement Tactics

Omid has also been asked to be an exclusive guest speaker at Harvard University’s prestigious graduate school of supply chain management. . He is well-known with the Institute for Supply Management, publishing a multitude of articles in their global journals and holding many highly successful speaking engagements for them. .

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Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space?

CPO Rising

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2022 Forrester Study, Ensuring Supply Continuity During Turbulent Times: A Visual Spotlight

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What’s your Greatest Supply Management Challenge Today? In May 2022, Ivalua commissioned Forrester to survey over 400 procurement leaders across the globe to ask how they plan to minimize the frequency and impact of supply disruptions.