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Strategies for More Profitable and Innovative Supplier Relationships (PDF file)

Lessons Learned:

  • Go Beyond Transactional Sourcing
  • Introduce a Project Management Mindset​
  • Embrace Optimization
  • Ensure Contract Compliance Takes Place
    • ...
Strategic Sourcing is Dead, Long Live Strategic Sourcing

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: The Why, the How and the First 90-Days

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...
Mobile Contract Management Standardization Project
Using Mobile Contract Management Solutions for Contract and Regulatory Compliance

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...
Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Nuclear Cold War, What Else? A Panel Discussion on Sourcing's Role in Preparing for Disaster and Ensuring Business Continuity

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...
If third party risk is in the "top 5" for CEOs and boards, are you adding value?

Join renowned subject matter expert Linda Tuck Chapman, CEO Third Party Risk Institute and creator of SIG U's Certified Third Party Risk Management Professional (C3PRMP) in conversation with...
Supplier Diversity: Policy, Ambassadors and KPIs - California Water Service

Contents:

  • Definition of Supplier Diversity
  • Our Procurement Policy and Supplier Diversity
  • A discussion on KPIs
How to Create a Sustainable, High-Performing Supplier Diversity Program

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...