It seems to all come down to volatility: Economic volatility (the Eurozone crisis and anemic economic growth) compounded with political volatility (elections in the US and on-going turmoil in the...
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Case Study: A financial investment firm's quest to support growth through procurement excellence
The development of a procurement organization should not be seen as a one-time event or a...
Procurement as a function is on a journey toward greater importance and influence. As it evolves beyond its transactional and back office roots, the department is becoming a strategic player...
For nearly 20 years, leading organizations have been using balanced scorecards to strategically measure the financial and non-financial performance of different operational functions within their...
There is a revolution taking shape in the business services industry, one that disregards the traditional shared services and outsourcing paradigms and centers the design of support services on...
Like many global business services organizations (i.e., groups that deliver shared services globally and/or managing global outsourcing efforts), yours probably has cost savings down to a...
Trends in the real estate and facilities management (REFM) outsourcing market gleaned from buyer organizations undertaking REFM outsourcing, leading global REFM outsourcing service providers, and...
Document processing activities consume about 3-6% of revenues throughout business operations. The opportunity to optimize costs, create value, and improve business outcomes has been well...
KPMG, in association with CPO Agenda, has conducted an in-depth survey of 585 procurement functions globally. Findings demonstrate that procurement professionals have a significant opportunity to...
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KPMG, in association with CPO Agenda, has conducted an in-depth survey of 585 procurement functions globally. Findings demonstrate that procurement professionals have a...