Procurement Espresso

Extend payment terms without hurting suppliers

If planned well, a firm’s supply chain can act as a source of inexpensive capital without having to ruffle the buyer-supplier relationship.

Emerging Best Practices to leverage your MRO spend

Unlike e-commerce, MRO sourcing goes beyond the ease of ordering, price points, and product lines. Instead, MRO procurement is benefited from supplier relationships, account management, and inventory management.

Unilever tops Gartner’s Supply Chain list for third year in a row

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever has emerged as the supply chain leader for the third year in a row, according to an annual ranking list released by Gartner.

The Leaders' Corner: Cooperative Agreements could save time and money

Luis Gile, Global Category Leader – Design, Construction, and Capital Projects at IBM, shares his views on cooperative contracts.