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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

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CPO’s and CFO’s will join forces to combat inflation and supply risk, supply assurance will be perceived as more important than price, convenience and customer service gaining significant popularity, and vigilance against commodity and supply market manipulation will be critical. #3.

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High Speed 2’s approach to building supply chain transparency

Procurement Leaders

Supply market constraints – including price rises, haulage issues and capacity shortages. Suppliers are asked to rate their contracts on the following four factors: Complexity of the contract. Whether the contract is a critical element of the “accepted programme” (a concept in civil engineering contracting). Length of lead times.