The CPO Rising 2016 report (annual Ardent Partners report) examines the general competencies and capabilities of procurement organizations today and highlight the management strategies and tactics...
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You need direct access to talent without the risks of online marketplaces or the cost of traditional staffing. But with all the talk about self-sourcing, how do you choose a solution that fits...
In an integrated global economy, supplier risk is your risk. In this session, attendees learned how to leverage purchasing power to improve visibility, remove questionable suppliers from a supply...
In the ever-growing external labor market, managing rates is a complex and frustrating component of any workforce resources procurement assignment. Understanding how the staffing market derives...
Gaining actual savings from the best-laid sourcing plans requires organizations to put in place a closed loop strategy - one that addresses operational sourcing as well as the processes around it...
Procurement executives are continually challenged to maintain sustainable savings, overall operational efficiency and risk mitigation in today's highly volatile commodity markets and risk-prone...
This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective summarizes the recent SAP Ariba Live event I had the privilege to attend in mid-March in Las Vegas. I don't know for certain that this was the biggest...
According to Deloitte University Press’ “Global Human Capital Trends 2015,” one-third (34 percent) of all workers in the United States are contract workers. The same report notes that more than...
Procurement is once again at a dramatic inflection point as a profession. The '90s saw strategic sourcing and shared services established as core elements of the procurement professional's skill...
More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies report seeking solutions to help them source, buy and manage professional services as they shift to more strategic use of all extended workforce...