With so many choices and so many providers, how does the modern sourcing, procurement and/or shared services professional make sense of all the options and (more importantly) what is the right mix...
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In this paper the authors, who have personal experience of working at board level as executive and non-executive directors, discuss how procurement professionals can position themselves best to...
A critical concern for the Staffing and Supplier Management community is the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on big business. With rumors swirling of supplier rate...
Tail-end spend management receives increasing recognition as an impactful piece of the procurement puzzle. After all, most organizations are leaving tens of millions on the table. This is because...
You are aware of the trends on strategic partnerships with sourcing service providers. You know the value of better benchmarks and industry trends. You are convinced about relationship between...
You have a great sourcing team, you have deep relationships with suppliers and you have negotiated some of the most favorable contracts in your organization. Yet you have spend leakage. Your...
In the face of falling demand, increasing competition from overseas and raw material prices creeping upwards, executives look for ways to reduce the cost base without reducing quality, and retain...
You have a great sourcing team, you have deep relationships with suppliers, you have negotiated some of the most favorable contracts I your organization. Yet you have spend leakage. Your...
At an organization where almost half of the entire workforce is made of up non-employees, finding one technology solution to track and manage these flexible workers has been imperative to the...
Simon Woodcock, Sourcing Solutions Manager, Xchanging ...