Many of today's organizations utilize a sizable contingent workforce across multiple departments and business locations yet struggle to make this worker population a meaningful part of their labor...
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It's not difficult to see why risk is often a top driver for formalizing the management of a contingent workforce program. A flexible workforce can make a company nimble and efficient, but also...
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...
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...
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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,...
This simple form provides a checklist of typical steps in the sourcing process.
Organizations that pursue global revenue growth recognize that innovation plays a critical role in driving top line performance. With its growing stature and ‘seat at the table’, progressive...
EY | The Smart Cube
Procurement organizations spend significant time and resources structuring robust strategic sourcing processes that are designed to drive material savings and...