A critical concern for the Staffing and Supplier Management community is the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on big business. With rumors swirling of supplier rate...
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Strategic Sourcing as we know it is dead. The new Strategic Sourcing is less bureaucratic, more nimble, more practical and more customer service-focused. Purchasing consistently struggles to earn...
Supplier diversity or diversity in contracting are programs that can be either mandatory (i.e., requirement to fulfill state or federal contracts) or voluntary (i.e., procurement/social...
With multi-state operations and significant investment in contracted construction labor, this is the story of how utility company California Water Service Group transformed its contract management...
You may not want to dedicate the time to reviewing and revising your disaster recovery plan to cover every contingency. Most people don't. However, survival could be the reward for proper...
Since the Great Recession, sourcing and procurement teams have been significantly leaned out while spend under management has increased considerably.
And today, amid a pandemic,...
Contents:
- Definition of Supplier Diversity
- Our Procurement Policy and Supplier Diversity
- A discussion on KPIs
Organizations have been implementing "supplier diversity programs" in some flavor for years. Some copy and paste RFx language from one bid to another, generate contract clauses that sometimes...