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...
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In the current environment, successful category management requires a broader set of capabilities than in the past. Traditional category management aimed to achieve higher savings and greater...
Follow the journey of Kimberly Clark's contingent labor management program from inception, through to category and global expansion, and looking forward to holistic talent management (external +...
Purchased Transportation (PT) is an increasing spend category for FedEx where 3rd party contracted carriers are utilized for balancing lanes and meeting additional network capacity requirements....
Structuring and managing outsourcing engagements has been a consistent challenge. Businesses have always been concerned about value erosion in outsourcing. Researchers say that market is currently...
The Sourcing Playbook is a set of flexible, standardized templates with accompanying training for certain critical deliverables within the FedEx Sourcing Methodology. Prior to the Playbook,...
There's no way around it. The move to cognitive procurement from traditional procurement relies on the establishment of good, quality data. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) cannot...
Collaboration across finance, procurement, and supply chain helps companies save money, avoid supply chain disruption, and take advantage of strategic opportunities. Operational silos and...
Kimberly-Clark | University of Tennessee, Baker & McKenzie
The Vested model promotes principles that bridge the customer/vendor gap. But applying these in practice can...
As the percentage of contingent workers grows in the total workforce, their involvement has matured from just operational and administrative to more strategic and business-crucial roles. Currently...