How securing critical supply has powered growth at Schneider Electric
Procurement and supply chain have developed a system for detecting and mitigating operational risks at critical-to-revenue suppliers
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How to innovate to increase supplier transparency and reduce risk
While experiences for suppliers have improved for some, the expected gains on data improvement will be limited until the crucially important innovative step of personalization is undertaken.
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Functional capabilities: Elevating procurement in an age of disruption
Inflation, scarcity, rapid advancements in technology and geopolitical tensions swirl around procurement while pressure grows on the function to perform in areas such as innovation,
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Overcoming the obstacles that limit buyers’ ability to trace supply chains
With tracing supply chains a perennial problem for procurement teams, the community came together to find some solutions to critical challenges
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Third party but first priority: Realising supply chain operational resilience
A panel of experts discusses current trends in risk management and the steps they are taking to safeguard their businesses and supply chains
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How procurement is fuelling the fires of business growth
The maturity of procurement and their involvement in new areas of the business is seeing CPOs increasingly find new avenues for the function to deliver top-line growth
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Bayer’s approach to developing an agile procurement operating model
The life science company has established a ‘rapid deployment team’ to support the delivery of high-impact procurement projects
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A new world order and the orientation towards value creation
Starbucks’ Kelly Bengston and Albemarle’s Tim Herrod explain how procurement can be a true agent of change in a new world order driven by volatility
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Building a future vision for procurement
A panel of procurement leaders from a range of businesses reveals how they are building a future vision for the function in their respective industries
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From CPO to CVO: Creating 360 value for enduring change
A panel discusses the impact procurement teams can have in terms of improving sustainability and delivering value by leveraging data and digital technologies to transform the ecosystem
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Are procurement teams failing to realise the full potential of supplier collaboration?
Although organisations favour structured over unstructured collaboration, Procurement Leaders’ research suggests the difference in terms of innovation between the two approaches is slight
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Working with clients such as Zurich, CBRE has grown diverse and social enterprise spend by more than threefold in one year
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How many ‘strategic’ suppliers is too many strategic suppliers?
By casting their net too wide, procurement teams risk missing out on the potential value of supplier collaboration
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Effectively Managing Third-Party Risk in the Supply Chain
With increasing global legislation like the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the EU’s GDPR regulations, businesses are under increasing pressure to ensure that risks are carefully managed both within the business and within the businesses operating on their behalf.
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Building supplier trust and transparency post-pandemic
A panel discusses how procurement teams can drive supplier collaboration and innovation to unlock greater value from both new and existing partnerships
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