Monday, August 7, 2023 · By Adam Hirschfeld, vice president of sales, Workrise
No matter which team you look at — operations, supply chain, logistics, you name it — if you can’t see how you are tracking in real time, you don’t have the data to know whether the prices you’re paying align to the market in a given category.
Thursday, July 20, 2023 · Brian Straight
New research from The Hackett Group found that top-performing procurement organizations spend 21% less on operations than their peers.
Friday, June 16, 2023 · Brian Straight
Three-quarters of respondents to a SpendHQ survey said they don’t trust the data in their procurement process, leading to poor decision-making.
Monday, June 12, 2023 · Brian Straight
Reshoring has received a lot of attention, but more companies are shifting parts of their supply lines from China to other Asian countries.
Monday, June 5, 2023 · Brian Straight
Supply chain challenges are now structural and could take several years to resolve themselves. McKinsey has laid out 10 steps CPOs can take to overcome some of those challenges.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 · Ilaria Ida Walton, Iris van der Velden and Ruth Thomas
Agriculture is the keystone of global food security, but the current system is built on a house of cards. It relies on cheap labor, abundant resources and energy, and a stable supply chain.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 · Mike Slomke
In the realm of procurement, it is crucial for professionals to strategically generate substantial value during deal negotiations, especially when dealing with supplier agreements that encompass more than mere pricing considerations.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 · Brian Straight
Only 30% of digital transformations meet or exceed a company’s expected target value. The reason? The wrong procurement process was used, say experts.
Monday, May 22, 2023 · Brian Straight
While technology can be an obstacle to procurement success, respondents to an ISM survey said humans remain the largest roadblock.
Monday, May 15, 2023 · Brian Straight
Procurement professionals say the process remains manual, and billions of dollars in cost savings are being left behind as a result.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 · David Schultz
If you’re unfamiliar with PPO, you aren’t alone. Here’s how Westfall Technik discovered it and is turning it into a powerful tool to simplify and streamline procurement.
Monday, May 1, 2023 · Yves Thill, Vijay Kasi and Imran Dassu
De-carbonizing the end-to-end value chain is now an imperative—for the planet and for business. Customers, shareholders and employees demand it, and governments are rushing to mandate it. Procurement is a logical focal point where sustainability and value can intersect. It…
Monday, April 3, 2023 · Kiran S. Patil
Enterprise resource planning has been the dominate system for managing inventory, but failure is still a problem. Blockchain is offering new hope.
Thursday, March 9, 2023 · Rob Handfield and Tom Linton
Disruptions can slow the movement of goods, but they don’t have to. Here are five steps to ensure smooth operations.
Friday, February 24, 2023 · SCMR Staff
Vroozi released the ebook to help readers move away from manual, paper-based processes.
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