By Jeff Stiles, VP, Product Marketing SCM, Oracle Where are supply chains going today? I had a chance to hear some interesting perspectives on this question at a recent Oracle Live event, where I attended a session that looked at pivoting your SCM operations to growth. In light of recent events, this was a timely […]
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By Bertrand Maltaverne The secret sauce for innovation… The secret sauce is secret because innovation itself and conditions that foster it are, both, quite complex topics that I will not dare to address in their entirety. However, the fact that innovation constitutes a competitive advantage and is a condition for survival is not a secret;
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A little innovation never hurt anyone. But whilst Maverick Spend may cause us to re-evaluate our processes, it can wreak havoc and cause long-lasting damage. Georg Roesch, Senior Manager at JAGGAER, outlines five ways you can prevent it from happening and keep it under control.
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By Sammeli Sammalkorpi, VP: Customers and Co-founder of procurement analytics solutions provider Sievo Let’s face it – procurement teams are not the first to hop on the latest technology trends and the industry has been historically slow to digitize daily workflows. But now, with more data being generated in the last two years than in
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By Erica Bosio (Program Manager of the Growth Analytics, Development Economics Vice Presidency at the World Bank) and Simeon Djankov (Director, World Development Report 2019) Public procurement — the process by which governments purchase goods, services and works from the private sector — amounted to $11 trillion out of global GDP of nearly $90 trillion
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The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 52.6 index points in November from the solid 60.9 points recorded in October. The decline comes after three consecutive upward moves and brings the index to the lowest level since July 2020. While still signalling an improvement in business conditions, the drop suggests that the manufacturing sector’s
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By Gordon Reid, Lead – Transparent Procurement Advisory Programme One of the first things that I learned when I started my unplanned career in Procurement is that you cannot do it alone. Besides the team that you work with, you also need support and buy-in from people across all departments of the organisation for Procurement
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By Stephen Bauld The COVID-19 pandemic looks like it is entering the next phase. We could be looking at a long time before we get back to the new normal and leadership in procurement will help to shape the wellbeing of organisations moving forward. The argument that organisations need to begin now to train their
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By Gregory Romney A robust category plan and strategy will guarantee significant impact for organisations. Here are six key elements that make up a robust category strategy:
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Selecting the perfect contractor is essential to ensure that your department is able to achieve its goals to reach its full potential. One bad choice can spoil an entire operation and disproportionately set back fiscal and business goals. Follow these helpful supplier selection tips to ensure that you/your department do not fall victim to avoidable
Supplier selection tips: do this, don’t do that Read More »
