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Risk is complex — The different types and sources of risk

Spend Matters

Continuing our series on third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM), here we illustrate the breadth and complexity of risk that organizations today must navigate and manage. The post Risk is complex — The different types and sources of risk appeared first on Spend Matters. This content is for members only.

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The value (ROI) of risk management

Spend Matters

As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the ROI of risk management. As we inferred in our exploration of the types and sources of risk, risk management done well can reap rewards, just as risk management ignored can reap chaos. This content is for members only.

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Zoom in on Geopolitical Risk

Spend Matters

The most high-profile risk events come from wars and revolutions, but even the less obvious ones, such as social unrest, political demonstrations and activism, can cause serious consequences for businesses and have major knock-on effects for customers. The disruption may also be caused by supplier issues further down the supply chain.

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Zoom in on Cyber Risk

Spend Matters

The interconnected nature of business networks, their systems and their data leaves suppliers and the primary organization open to threats and attacks that broadly fall under the category of supply chain cyber risk. Find our in-depth guide to third-party and supply chain risk management with accompanying free download here.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions.

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Who owns ‘Risk?’ – Procurement vs other functions

Spend Matters

Continuing our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today let’s address the question of ‘who owns risk?’ In the past, risk ownership has been addressed in a straightforward operational manner: IT owned cyber risk, finance guarded financial risk and so on.

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Procurement Risk register

ABC of Procurement

Does procurement really need a risk register? Let us try to answer those questions The post Procurement Risk register first appeared on ABC of Procurement. What are we going to put there?

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Five Best Practices for Balancing Costs, Risks, and Sustainability

What’s Inside: How organizations can most effectively focus on long-term value creation, not just short-term cost savings The impact that embracing innovation and new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) can have The essential elements every organization needs to balance cost, risk, and sustainability

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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software

Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2023 Report

What are the risks for procurement in 2023? What should leaders do to deliver value amid uncertainties? Read the GEP Spend Category Outlook 2023 report now to build successful spend management strategies across 22 indirect & direct categories.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

The paper highlights real-world examples and use cases that demonstrate generative AI's transformative effects on operational efficiency, risk management, and cost reduction.

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now. 30% of businesses have invested in AI. Another 57% will do it in the next 12 months*.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

This must-read annual report informs procurement and supply chain leaders of the types of risks to expect and their levels of impact. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Building Smart with Distributed Teams

Speaker: Sam Ross, General Counsel at Remote; Jenny Bloom, former CFO at Zapier & Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab

It’s clear that distributed teams are here to stay in some form or another.

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The Definitive Guide to Spend Management

It consists of messy tech stacks of siloed solutions that give rise to manual work, a lack of control, wasted spend, and unnecessary risks. The status quo for AP in small and mid-market companies is broken. The benefits of shifting to spend management are tangible, measurable, and are felt across the whole organization.