Procurement

Supplier Relationship Management: Supporting a new era for growth

Thursday, October 13, 2022 · Len DeCandia In an unpredictable, customer-driven world, we are painfully learning the impact of ignoring enterprise-wide supplier relationships

E-procurement continues to make gains

Friday, September 30, 2022 · SCMR Staff Amazon Business’ 2022 state of business procurement report shows strong interest in expanding e-procurement along with an increased focus on corporate social responsibility.

High hopes for the circular economy to add to corporate profits

Thursday, September 29, 2022 · SCMR Staff Gartner survey shows 74% of supply chain leaders expect circular economy principles to add to profits between now and 2025.

“It’s all around people, process and technology”

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock Frank McKay, Jabil’s chief supply chain and procurement officer, reflects on the last two years in supply chain management

RS Group introduces RS Integrated Supply

Monday, September 12, 2022 · SCMR Staff The move consolidates IESA and Synovos in a single, global MRO supply chain solutions business.

Protolabs is Re-thinking Procurement on the Frictionless Podcast

Saturday, September 3, 2022 · SCMR Staff On this Episode of Frictionless, Bernadine Henderson, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Global Procurement at Protolabs talks to Rosemary Coates about procurement in a prototyping and small-lot environment.

Double trouble: Inflation and supply shortages

Thursday, September 1, 2022 · Karen Stansfield and Tony Cape Strategic procurement can help by focusing internal and external stakeholders on transparency, sourcing strategies and seamless execution.

Successful businesses are going direct-to-customer

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 · Christopher G. Caine Technology enables supply chains to be customer present by more tightly integrating demand with supply.

Google joins Billion Dollar Roundtable

Friday, August 12, 2022 · SCMR Staff The global search platform targets 2022 diverse supplier spend of $2.5 billion.

Strategic supply management powers companies through historic crises

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 · SCMR Staff Kearney’s survey found those companies are just six percent of respondents to this 30th annual report.

More counterfeits in your supply chain?

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · Rosemary Coates You do best to assume so, and that requires constant vigilance. Here are some tips.

Managing supply chain disruptions: U.S., U.K. manufacturers accelerate procurement

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 · SCMR Staff Study finds 97% of procurement leaders see significant disruption in direct materials supply chain; 67% not confident in existing technology; 84% consider modernization a strategic priority.

JSCM Video: Narratives in Supplier Negotiations

Thursday, June 23, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock In this month’s video, we look at how the ability to influence the other party during negotiations improves performance outcomes.

ISM is back

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock After a three-year hiatus, procurement professionals are in Orlando, where ESG is front and center

APQC Infographic: Break down procure-to-pay silos

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 · APQC The infographic presents how the governance and reporting structure for procurement and AP can vary. It also presents how changing process ownership can encourage communication and collaboration.