Procurement Tactics

APRIL 4, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter CSR Policy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement CSR policy is important to ensure that a company ethically conducts its business operations. However, what is it? In this article, we will discuss what CSR policy is. We will also tell you the benefits of CSR policy when adopted in business operations and how you can use it to make a sustainable procurement policy.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

APRIL 5, 2023

Trade shows are being overrun by robotics and automation companies, yet that hasn’t translated to widespread adoption in warehouses – yet.

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All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2023

The overwhelming popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been a hot topic since the turn of the new year.

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The Good Spending

APRIL 2, 2023

Where's the procurement planning when you need one? Once, we wrote about demand management in this blog. It's a good enough topic, which misses one crucial element - demand management mastery comes after sophisticated planning. In some companies (and I'm quoting my own experience), procurement planning barely exists. Our colleagues tend to accept the business demand for granted and not try to understand or, God forbid, challenge it.

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2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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Una

APRIL 6, 2023

Benefits Realization in Procurement Benefits realization in procurement allows professionals to identify areas for improvement, adjust procurement processes, and optimize procurement activities to achieve better outcomes By Hugo Britt | April 6, 2023 Search Welcome to Una’s Pain Points in Procurement series. Each week, the Una team will explore one of ten common pain points impacting procurement today, and put forth actionable solutions to each of these challenges.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 6, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Sustainable Supply Chain Analysis — Embracing Sustainability Sustainable supply chain analysis involves evaluating how sustainable your suppliers and your processes that both pertain to how transparent your supply chain is.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 6, 2023

In August of 2022, the relationship between FedEx Ground and their network of delivery contractors looked like it was about. The post [Pod] Case Dismissed: Spencer Patton Prevails Over FedEx appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Leaders

APRIL 6, 2023

UCB CPO Sebastien Bals sits down with Procurement Leaders’ chief product officer David Rae to share some insights into his function’s response to the ongoing polycrisis. Among other subjects, Bals reveals how the purchasing team at the Anderlecht-headquartered global pharmaceutical company has leveraged machine-learning technology to create a digital twin of its supply chain to uncover previously hidden vulnerabilities, as well as the steps buyers are taking to pre-qualify suppliers

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 5, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Sustainable Procurement Business Drivers — Embracing Sustainability Sustainable procurement business drivers are the factors why many businesses embrace sustainability within their operations. However, what are these “drivers” that make organizations strive for sustainable procurement?

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 5, 2023

The unified company will usher in significant changes, ranging from more rail transport to further reductions in flights.

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ivalua

APRIL 5, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris: Recap + Photos! April 6, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris Day 1 + 2 Recap Paris may be the City of Lights, but Ivalua NOW was a bright beacon in its own right! With the same enthusiasm and innovation as always, we gathered together this year to explore a new frontier of possibilities in procurement.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 4, 2023

This year’s tournament, which will be the fourth time the event has been held, provides an excellent opportunity for procurement professionals to come together and raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Procurement Heads’ Financial & Professional Services team will host this year’s tournament, which will take place in London on the evening of Thursday 18th May.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 3, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter How Companies Can Benefit From Sustainable Procurement Many businesses are shifting towards sustainability due to the perceived benefits when applied to the actual processes in procurement and supply chain. However, what are the benefits of sustainability?

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 3, 2023

The company's push to decarbonize the transportation fleet is gaining steam, with more growth expected in the years ahead.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 4, 2023

The grace period is gone; consumers will find what they want elsewhere if a retailer can’t deliver the product(s) and experience they’re looking for.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 5, 2023

How did you get into procurement? I sometimes wonder actually, how did I end up here? But it was quite simple for me, I was leading the National operation for a rather large FMCG organisation and this included logistics, supply chain, quality management, innovation and field operation, unbeknown to me there was a procurement team from the centre that had decided to consider outsourcing the whole operation, but what they had failed to do was engage with the key stakeholder, me.

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

If you’re in the business world, you’re probably always looking for ways to streamline your supply chain operations. Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 5, 2023

Cuts have hit distribution centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, as information about the total impact of layoffs slowly trickles out.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 5, 2023

With the capability to produce and store liquified hydrogen where and when it is needed, the tipping point has been reached and the hydrogen economy is here.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 5, 2023

How did you get into procurement? I sometimes wonder actually, how did I end up here? But it was quite simple for me, I was leading the National operation for a rather large FMCG organisation and this included logistics, supply chain, quality management, innovation and field operation, unbeknown to me there was a procurement team from the centre that had decided to consider outsourcing the whole operation, but what they had failed to do was engage with the key stakeholder, me.

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Positive Purchasing

APRIL 6, 2023

Kris Lance is a senior director with the group purchasing company Una. He’s an experienced leader with a proven history of success across multiple industries, especially in healthcare and IT procurement. Kris describes himself as a “seeker of truth”, and here he takes a look at the tech landscape in procurement – and in particular, data. We asked: “As the availability of more sophisticated technology is matched by the opportunity to acquire increased levels of data, the temptation to run h

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 4, 2023

Shippers are looking to the Southeast to save costs and avoid ongoing labor negotiations on the West Coast.

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For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2023

Businesses in the industrial metals industry must increasingly rely on digital tools such as real-time product tracking to optimize their items’ journey and to provide data to inform decisions.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 4, 2023

This year’s tournament, which will be the fourth time the event has been held, provides an excellent opportunity for procurement professionals to come together and raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Procurement Heads’ Financial & Professional Services team will host this year’s tournament, which will take place in London on the evening of Thursday 18th May.

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Procurement Networking Management 130

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

APRIL 2, 2023

2021 and 2022 were the best of times for the materials handling industry.

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 7, 2023

The company's transformation raises questions about network capacity and employee labor classification. However, experts say the upside is worth it.

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Networking 132

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 6, 2023

We asked experts about how product-design decisions taken at their firms have impacted their supply chain ecosystems.

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Una

APRIL 5, 2023

EPISODE 109 Delivering Exceptional Value Through Business Relationships with Heather Fotch By Kelly Barner | April 5, 2023 When someone asks you to define ‘trust,’ what comes to mind? Words like safety, confidence, and dependability are likely to rise in your thoughts. Trust in business is based on the same empathetic human principles as it is in our personal lives, and yet building close relationships in a professional capacity remains a challenge for many people in different functional roles.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Categories: Best Practice , Cost Management , Procurement Strategy & Planning Tags: sponsored post Equipment leasing is a well-known, strategic financial tool, especially when interest rates are rising. Nearly 80 percent of US companies use some form of financing when acquiring equipment (source: 2022 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Horizon Report, ELFA).

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Supply Chain Dive

APRIL 5, 2023

The retailer said that while "Quiet’s third party business has grown nicely, it has not achieved the plans we envisioned.

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Logistics 131

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