By Jamie Martino, IT, Telecom and Technology Strategic Sourcing and Operations Executive We are living in unprecedented times. Our personal and business lives are disrupted and individuals and business owners are equally anxious. Work from Home has now become the new norm for the typical Office Professional. Depending upon the role that you and your […]
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By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer digital transformations. We handle worldwide disruptions. But some of our processes? They’re holding us back, and here’s why… Hear more international insights around overhauling procurement at the upcoming Smart Procurement World Indaba in September 2021. Michael Pleuger, a business
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By Kelly Barner, Owner and Editor, Buyers Meeting Point “Direct and indirect spend management is not the same thing, nor should they be treated as such. Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is focusing on simple document transactions.” – Jennifer Ruscelle Petersen, Global Head of Advocacy, SAP Intelligent Spend & Business Network Direct spending
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By Jasmiina Toikka, Head of Content Marketing, Sievo Category Management (CM) is a strategic approach to procurement where organisations group together similar areas of external spend to identify consolidation opportunities and create added business value. Approaches like this were originally designed for project-based sourcing of goods and services. Category management has grown to include much
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]By Maurice Sayinzoga, Senior Manager, Policy & Research, Digital Impact Alliance Digital technology holds the key to sustainable development; however, many countries’ governments struggle to harness the power of digital technology for their citizens.
By Sarah Scudder, President and Chief Revenue Officer, Real Sourcing Network Tail spend presents a classic Catch-22 for sourcing and supply chain professionals: bringing tail spend under professional management can produce direct cost savings, but it can also lead to higher indirect procurement costs…
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By Chris Gaffney, Mark Shaughnessy and Anshu Prasad CFOs must challenge supply chain and transportation leaders to help build more robust, more resilient transportation networks. Transportation seems to be the topic of conversation more often these days. It ranges from shortages on our grocery store shelves to the news of a large container ship stuck
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By Stephen Bauld During these difficult times of the pandemic, it can put additional stress on supply chain management in general. Sometimes in procurement, we can be viewed as the “purchasing police” from other organisation members with too many rules and regulations to follow. From a procurement leadership perspective, attention is usually focused on the
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Companies need to become more resilient in their supply chain strategies but without sacrificing cost-effectiveness, warn experts The Covid-19 crisis has been a wake-up call for supply chain professionals, on whom marketing teams are often so dependant. According to a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), for years, companies have focused on eliminating redundancy
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To help small South African businesses recover from the spate of unrest that affected parts of the country, One Linkage, a women-owned technology company, has launched the #RiseUpSA Campaign. The campaign aims to enable corporates to connect with and “adopt” SMMEs that need support. A week of looting and rioting saw the destruction of thousands
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