Tag: Procurement
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AI + Data = Supply Chain Risk Management
Procurement teams are combating complexity in multiple dimensions, one of which is a digital complexity; figuring out how in the world they’re going to leverage data, digital platforms, and emerging technologies to become more intelligent – more data-driven – in their strategies and operations.
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3 Realistic New Year’s Resolutions for your Procurement Organization.
I’m one and a half weeks deep into 2019 and I ate half a bag of potato chips last night as I simultaneously began to lose interest in ‘book #1’ of my 2019 reading list.
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Kodiak Rating joins the festivities at 600 Minutes Procurement.
600 Minutes Procurement, a true meeting of the minds in Swedish Procurement, is hosted by Management Events at Quality Friends Hotel on September 25, 2018.
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6 Lessons every Procurement Team can learn from IKEA’s IWAY
IWAY, the ‘Ikea way of purchasing’, Ikea’s code of conduct (CoC) for suppliers was introduced to ensure that the drastic changes the organization was experiencing wouldn’t jeopardize key supplier relationships.
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The Three Pillars of Digital Procurement – Building a Foundation for the Future.
Procurement professionals have the same question looming over their head on a daily basis: “How do you plan on dealing with digitalization?”
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The Facts and Myths of Procurement. (Part 1)
Distinguishing a brand, strategy, product, or even a website is nearly impossible in this world, oversaturated with sameness. Campaigns and initiatives rise to the surface on a daily basis, taking over the headlines for a week, just to sink to the bottom of the ocean again.
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The People of Procurement: the Unseen Champions of your Business
Procurement is amongst some of the most rapidly changing business areas, and maybe for the better. Only time will tell if the coming digital transformation of various business areas, just like procurement, will make for positive outcomes. But, in the meantime, there is still a large population of procurement professionals, strapping up their boots every…
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The Green Supply Chain: True Sustainability, or just one — BIG — Marketing stunt?
Brands labeled with Green Supply Chains have started becoming synonymous with sustainability, trustworthiness, quality and forward thinking.
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Procurement 2.0 — Procurement, with a higher purpose.
Procurement 2.0 offers a shift away from the traditional portrait of cost-driven and siloed procurement. In the age of digital transformation and shifting consumer concerns, procurement 2.0 is a breath of fresh air.
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Cognitive Procurement — Autonomy, Agility and still in it’s Infancy.
Procurement is undergoing a digital facelift. The ball has started rolling, but when will it reach its final destination?
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Procurement just isn’t that sexy.
Procurement, Sourcing, and Quality management tasks drive top-line sustainability, performance, profitability, and product quality, but the technological advancements to complete most of those activities just aren’t in place.
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The Gender Gap of Supply Chain professionals: Your business isn’t hiring the most talented people
“[…] If more than 50% of the population is women and less than 20% of the people in senior supply chain positions are women, then by default, we cannot be hiring the most talented people”