SIG and Oliver Wyman created this Journal for the senior Procurement Executive responsible for guiding their companies in what may be the most challenging period in the history of Procurement....
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SIG and its strategic partner Oliver Wyman are pleased to present to you this paper summarizing key insights and discussion points from the May 2016 CPO Virtual Roundtable on Strategic...
Healthy leadership is vital for success in virtually any endeavor. While styles may vary, good leaders have common traits that transcend companies, cultures, and even generations. There are lots...
In tough times, retailers are always looking to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs. But there’s one place they seldom look hard enough: Goods Not For Resale (GNFR). GNFR typically...
Benchmarks deliver factual insight and transparency into business operations, identifying performance gaps and opportunities for improvement. This session will examine how benchmark analyses are...
Our sixth edition of the Oliver Wyman Risk Journal presents our firm’s latest thinking on many of management’s toughest challenges globally: blistering technological change, cyberattacks, volatile...
Retail business models are under pressure as they adapt to cost inflation, online and hard discount competitors, and rapidly changing customer needs. Instead of trying to squeeze more margin out...
Lack of innovation consistently tops the list for reasons people are dissatisfied with outsourcing. Root causes include ingrained behaviors and lack of organizational maturity in addition to...
The majority of all outsourcing deals fail to deliver expected value. Oftentimes procurement is so focused on getting the deal signed that we fail to prepare for what happens after the ink dries,...
An evolving challenge for sourcing professionals is that software publishers know that they are likely to have limited tools and capabilities to assure license compliance. As a result, software...