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Cost Performance Index (CPI): What is it and How to Calculate it?

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While CPI is normally used within project management and earned value analysis, it has significant application and importance within supply chain contexts, particularly in procurement, logistics and warehousing. indicates cost inefficiency, signaling a need for supplier negotiations or alternative sourcing strategies.

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Complete Guide to the Procurement of Materials

World of Procurement blog

Understanding Material Procurement Material procurement involves several key stages, including the identification of needs, supplier research and selection, value analysis, financing, negotiation, purchase, and inventory control.

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Complete Guide to the Procurement of Materials

World of Procurement blog

Understanding Material Procurement Material procurement involves several key stages, including the identification of needs, supplier research and selection, value analysis, financing, negotiation, purchase, and inventory control.

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The Big Interview with Gordon Hall

Procurement Heads

I think at that point many businesses had to rethink their procurement strategies and the pandemic really shone a spotlight on procurement as a function and actually what we do as a function to contribute to bottom-line profitability. It comes back to the real basics and knowledge is power.

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The Big Interview with Gordon Hall

Procurement Heads

I think at that point many businesses had to rethink their procurement strategies and the pandemic really shone a spotlight on procurement as a function and actually what we do as a function to contribute to bottom-line profitability. It comes back to the real basics and knowledge is power.