Thriving through the polycrisis age
While many CPOs feel their teams are doing well, leaders recognise they must keep developing new initiatives to ensure their continuing success
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Procurement can’t afford to be complacent about cyberattacks in 2023
With the risk of attacks and their potential impact continuing to grow, digital procurement leaders must ensure their teams are prepared
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Bayer’s centralised approach to managing supply chain risks
Establishing a specialist risk management team within procurement enables the life sciences company to respond holistically, says Carlos Cruz
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CPO Q&A: Delivering on sustainability, digitalisation and supplier diversity
A panel of leaders reveal how they are balancing cost-saving demands with the function’s broader ambitions
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6 ways CPOs can boost their influence with the C-Suite
The secret to be successful is appealing to emotions first and then to logic. By applying what is considered good practice based on sales science, what should the procurement pitch deck story be?
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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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Accounting and audit services
While new technology will likely reduce the need for more junior staff, the status of accountants and auditors will further improve, as the role will become more analytical and advisory in nature
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
Working with an ERP consultant to identify the most suitable system can help buyers to reduce costs and mitigate the risk of implementation failure
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Translation services
Developments in machine translation and automated processes are likely to result in reduced prices for translation services
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IT consulting
Skills shortages in areas such as analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud and cybersecurity, have resulted in growing labour costs for IT consultants
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Contact centres
Approximately one-third of call centre workers will leave their job over the course of a year. With the great resignation in full effect, what will be the impact on buyers?
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IT peripherals
While the IT peripherals market has grown as more individuals work remotely, it is likely to contract in the near future
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Data centres
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Temporary labour
US unemployment rates vary significantly between ethnic groups. In 2020, 11.7% of the Puerto Rican population in the US were unemployed, the highest unemployment rate of any ethnicity
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