Beroe Inc.

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

Steven McLaughlin, NHS Scotland’s Head of Procurement, described to Beroe in an interview the level of detail and clinical engagement that his organization carries out to ensure that their supply contracts are optimal.

Vegan Cosmetics: Emerging Sourcing Destinations for Vegan Ingredients

Vegan cosmetics are an emerging segment in natural cosmetics, which is expected to witness significant rise in demand in the next five years. Vegan cosmetics and beauty products do not contain any animal products, by-products or animal derivatives.

Cost Effectiveness of Temporary Storage Tents

This article discusses the use of temporary storage tents in the non-residential sector in order to reduce overall construction cost.

Sourcing and Marketing Collaboration Enables On-time SaaS Deployment

Phil Ye, Senior Sourcing Manager at New Relic Inc, writes about sourcing and marketing collaboration that led to project success.

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

23 January, 2022

Procurement Espresso

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

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

Vegan Cosmetics: Emerging Sourcing Destinations for Vegan Ingredients

Cost Effectiveness of Temporary Storage Tents

Sourcing and Marketing Collaboration Enables On-time SaaS Deployment

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

Supply Managers should create contingencies

Category Forecast 2022

Interview: “Our aim is for end users to have a great experience”

Conversation with Katharina Stenholm ex-CPO Danone and SAB Miller

Interview: “At first, we faced a lot of No’s from suppliers”

Conversation with Peter Smith The power of storytelling in Procurement

Interview: Just-in-Time is here to stay

CPO Handbook: Inflation and Supply Shortages Challenge

Procure-to-Pay: Overcoming implementation Challenge

Agile Procurement and its Applicability

Excess Demand, Supply Shortages likely to last till 2022-23

World’s Top 50 Procurement Organizations -- 2021

CPO Speak: Procurement as a Means to Build Public Confidence

The Procurement Beige Book -- Q2 (April-June) edition

Espresso LiVE: E-Auction - Procurement’s Best Friend

Interview: Every dollar saved is going to research

Espresso LiVE -- Back-to-Office: Yay or Nay!

Interview: Digital Transformation is more of a Business Transformation

Back-to-Office Sentiment

The Procurement Beige Book

Interview: Procurement and Supply Chain Finance

Mapping the acceleration of VC funding in Procurement

Espresso LiVE: Women in Procurement -- Challenges and Opportunities

Interview: An ex-CPO invests in a start-up

Interview: 75% of supplier innovations come from startups

Interview: Procurement Job Market Getting Hotter

CATEGORY FORECAST 2021

Top Articles 2020

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

Procurement Beige Book OCT 2019

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

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