Every merger or acquisition provides many opportunities for the procurement department to increase savings and leverage opportunities in the market. However these savings cannot be realized easily...
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Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. | The Smart Cube
As the Procurement team and operations continue to deliver bottom line impact, the need for sophistication has gained greater importance in...
Does the slowdown in the electronics industry affect marketers of processed fish and meat?
How do you align your category management activities to business strategy and objectives? How do you develop a plan and playbook for defining and executing on your...
Price volatility is a fact of life for Procurement professionals across the globe, with far reaching ramifications across the supply chain as well as the bottom line. It is critical to not only...
BP | The Smart Cube, Inc.
The key enabler to establishing procurement’s alignment and credibility with other functions, and ultimately achieve its operational goals is Intelligence,...
Every industry and function has a set of beliefs and (written or unwritten) "rules" to follow and Procurement is no different. This session highlighted a contrarian view to some beliefs held by...
After a merger or acquisition, the procurement organizations between the impacted companies have many opportunities to learn from one another and determine what contracts to leverage, what best...
In the span of three years, Florida Blue, Florida's Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan, implemented several corporate strategies to transform into a health solutions company. This session highlighted...
Irrespective of whether one is involved in traditional procurement or outsourcing, managing change and stakeholders are tantamount to success. In this session, you will learn how to assess and...