Companies are more concerned than ever about the reputations of the third parties that source, manufacture, transport, distribute, market and sell their products around the world. When assessing...
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Conducted by Baker & McKenzie and Infrastructure Journal, the report, entitled Power Shift: The Rise of Export Credit & Development Finance in Major Projects, takes the most in-depth look...
This presentation shares the results of Baker & McKenzie's 2013 Sourcing Survey: Preparing for and Executing a Successful Sourcing Negotiation. The survey posed questions like the following...
Demands on procurement grow every day, from delivering bottom line savings to enforcing corporate policies and protecting the brand. However, procurement can offer so much more to the enterprise...
To the uninitiated, procurement may seem like a “back office” support function. In fact, it can be a significant contributor to organizational value and a driving force behind gaining competitive...
Many companies today have implemented or are migrating from local procurement to centralized or regional centers of excellence for the procurement and delivery of goods and services for affiliates...
It was called "magnificent" by the Harvard Business Review: IBM transformed from a hardware company into the leading global services and solutions provider—and procurement transformation was key...
Sam Kramer,
Michael Mensik,
Peter George
Baker & McKenzie LLP ...
The contemporary Chief Procurement Officer (or procurement executive) is now tasked with the difficult goal of driving true value to the greater organization while weathering the effects of global...
To the uninitiated, procurement may seem like a “back office” support function. In fact, it can be a significant contributor to organizational value and a driving force behind gaining competitive...