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Interview: Ability to Tell Data-based Stories will be a Key Asset

In an interview with Beroe, Michelle Baker, the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Dutch telecom major KPN, says that there is a need to stop talking about using data and instead actually start using it.

Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities - Quick Analysis

On Sept. 14, two of Saudi Aramco’s major crude oil processing plants came under drone attack, which temporarily took down 50 percent of the production capacity. Such unexpected attacks are would keep crude oil prices volatile.

Need for Procurement-Expert-Generalist in the changing Procurement world

Procurement professionals can introduce a generalist approach with the aim of maintaining a balance in the people-process-system trinity.

Category Scan: Contact Center Market

The outsourcing market is expected to register continuous growth, but at a slower rate due to sluggish demand, while the in-house segment is estimated to note higher growth due increase in the new captive center set up.

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

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Procurement Espresso

Interview: Ability to Tell Data-based Stories will be a Key Asset

Interview: Ability to Tell Data-based Stories will be a Key Asset

Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities - Quick Analysis

Need for Procurement-Expert-Generalist in the changing Procurement world

Category Scan: Contact Center Market

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

Emergent Supply Chain Challenges for Deployment of COVID-19 Vaccine

Interview: NY Met Museum CPO on Procurement as an Art Form

Procurement Beige Book - October 2020

Interview: The Pandemic Has Accelerated the Need for Demand Management

Espresso LiVE: Procurement Digitalization in a Post-Pandemic World

Interview: Evolution of Supplier Audit in the Era of “Social Distancing”

Taking Charge of Procurement in the Middle of the Pandemic

Pandemic Fallout: “Cost Saving” and “Contract Renegotiation” have become top priorities

Interview: Procurement should not be the police department

Procurement Digitalization in a Post-Pandemic World

Online Search Patterns: Supply Risk, Procurement Jobs, and Cost Savings

Video: Globalization vs Localization, lessons for Procurement

Interview: A Nimble Procurement Team Helped Mitigate Supply Disruption

Procurement Conferences: Virtual Events Flavor of the Season

Interview: We must treat climate change with the same urgency as other crises we are facing

Mapping the CPO Response to COVID-19 as Global Recession Looms

Procurement Beige Book - April 2020

Beroe LiVE Survey: Companies face BCP Challenges as Coronavirus goes global

Interview: Responsible sourcing and risk management goes hand-in-hand

Coronavirus scare: China Goes into Pause Mode, Suppliers Remain Stoic

Interview: “We created AI tools to identify optimal sourcing scenarios” – MTN Group CPO

Top Ten Supply Chain Trends -- 2020

Category Forecast - 2020

Voice of Procurement

Up In the Air: Tales of Travel

Interview: Tariffs are the new normal; Procurement to play key role in localization

Beroe Live Poll: Procurement Spend And Supplier Checks

Interview: “We are challenged by the government to improve efficiency”

Procurement Beige Book OCT 2019

Interview: “We Support our Business Stakeholders like Internal Consultants”

Interview: Demand Management is Like Spending Your Own Money

Going Beyond Compliance to Drive Performance

CPO to CEO -- The Road Ahead

What happens when assurance fails?

Welcome To The IT Procurement Community

The role of AI in Procurement

Interview: “I get to practice what I preach”

Interview: A Digital Tool for Better Supplier Negotiations

Procurement Strategies for Cookware –China vs India

Interview: UK businesses, not Parliament, bear the financial cost of Brexit

Industrial Vending Machines transforming VMI in MRO sector

Blue Blood Alternative

Getting the most out of your suppliers via Innovation

Emerging Cities for Sourcing Centers

UCB CPO on Stakeholder Management

Category Forecast 2019

Poll: Sourcing Managers Expect Annual Cost Savings of up to 5 percent

Interview: Simplicity was the key to transform Facilities Management

Specification Harmonization can help evaluate suppliers

Robust supplier audit process is a must

Supplier Compliance is ripe for tech disruption

The Procurement Beige Book

Interview: Bayer CPO on his team winning Best-in-Class Gold award

Robust workflow architecture key to Spend Analysis exercise

Leaders’ Corner: Category Lifecycle Management in Five Steps

Beroe LiVE Poll: Expected cost savings for 2018

DIGITALIZATION: EITHER ALL OR SOME

IT’S NOT “US VS THEM”

Best-in-Class 50 (2018 Edition)

Extend payment terms without hurting suppliers

Six Steps to transform Capex Procurement

Beroe LiVE Poll: Center-led model gaining traction

Battery Shock: the brewing battle for Nickel Supplies

Consulting Cost: Demystified

Procurement’s Billion Dollar Impact

Key Role In Reducing Green House Gas Emissions

Sourcing In The Age Of Distraction

Special Reports - The Procurement Beige Book (Q4 2017)

2018 : Procurement Categories Forecast

Procurement: Glass Ceiling Cracked, Not Broken

Shop Online For Services Through E-catalogs

Key Role In Reducing Green House Gas Emissions

Tequila How To Spot A Coming Crisis?