Category Planning Guide 2024: Enabling peak performance
Research into the activities that will enable category managers to maximise their productivity plus key category benchmarks
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From decoupling to derisking: CPOs reveal their China strategies
With businesses questioning both their exposure to – and reliance on – China-based suppliers, CPOs discussed the options they are exploring
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Emphasising collaboration and data: the new rules of negotiation
In the face of persistent inflation and profiteering, buyers must refresh their negotiation toolkits if they are to deliver value
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Developing effective business partnerships amid volatility
Despite inflationary headwinds, the current environment offers buyers a chance to improve their leverage with stakeholders
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Jim Townsend: ‘Procurement will enter a new space in terms of influence’
The former Walgreens Boots Alliance CPO shares his thoughts on how the function can remain strategically relevant
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Managing Risk, Priorities and Talent with Strategic and Digitalised Category Management at the Core
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Effective cash management to maximise value in a downturn
Under-pressure buyers may find supply chain finance offers a means of unlocking value from the supply base
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‘It’s concerning we couldn’t see it coming’: buyers respond to ongoing uncertainty among banks
After several weeks of disruption, procurement teams are preparing for further turbulence
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UCB’s Sebastien Bals on using technology to get ahead of supply disruption
Accessing supply chain insights quickly is crucial if buyers are to respond to – or anticipate – threats, says the CPO of UCB
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Urenco CPO: ‘We will only weather this storm if we work together’
Suppliers supported Urenco during the pandemic, now it’s helping partners overcome the polycrisis, says Tony Roberts
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Category Planning Guide 2024: Enabling peak performance
Research into the activities that will enable category managers to maximise their productivity plus key category benchmarks
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Air travel
Macroeconomic factors mean the air travel industry faces an uncertain future as it looks to bounce back from the pandemic
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Relocation services
The growing adoption of hybrid and flexible working practices among businesses has helped fuel demand for relocation services
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Cleaning services
In addition to wage inflation, growing material and energy costs are expected to drive significant price increases over the near to medium term
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Managed print services
Although many businesses are becoming paper-lite, they are unlikely to become paperless in the short- to mid-term
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Scripting S2P Success: Turning Vision into Value
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Using Data to Drive Purpose in Procurement
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Autonomous Sourcing: The Game-Changer for Procurement
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Strategic Planning Guide 2024
Insights into core functional benchmarks, intentions and investment priorities that will help inform leaders’ plans for the year ahead
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Purpose-driven procurement: Entering an age of holistic value
Leaders must rethink their priorities, metrics, and how they position procurement as the function becomes synonymous with ESG
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