Have you ever wondered what the buy-side REALLY thinks? Do you struggle to understand their true challenges? Advisors, consultants, service and solution providers, please join your peers in this...
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Setting the Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Management Table – Dining with Procurement, Not with IT
Most organizations struggle with understaffed vendor management teams who must labor to create the optimal processes, structure and automation to support effective vendor management. This session...
Recent statistics show that companies with existing supplier diversity programs report increased profitability – sometimes as high as a 133% return on procurement investments. The respected track...
The Request for Proposal process is an integral component to modern day sourcing. However, the RFP framework was created over a century ago, limited by paper communication. Despite technological...
Just like running an employee background check, mitigating supplier risk requires proactive and intentional vetting. The same concept applies for even more complex, multi-tiered supply chains....
Though many organizations are aware of and will mitigate business risks, procurement as a risk control function is often overlooked. Specifically, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) is a key...
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"Improving procurement across indirect services categories offers significant opportunities for savings. However, data, tools and capability must be carefully...
In the global supply chain landscape, threats to cyber-security are increasing exponentially. Fortune 500 companies have had sensitive information leaked because hackers have targeted...