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Zen And The Art Of Supplier Management

According to a recent survey, 70 percent of suppliers said that a majority of their customers lack strong models or practices to encourage collaboration, leading to a constant need for development improvements and a loss of efficiency.

Best Practices in Supplier Rationalization

Many procurement organizations are at a stage where they have little visibility into their supplier base. The four step approach to Supplier Rationalization would give organizations a clear guide to implement and maintain the rationalization process in-house.

How Shift in Research Methodology impacts Supplier Selection?

Market Research is one of the high spending categories for large companies. In this digital age, traditional research methodologies such as pen and paper and telephone interview have become passé. So what’s next?

End of “business-as-usual” in managing supplier relationship -- a wake-up call

An old adage goes “good fences make good neighbors.” If we extend this logic to buyer-supplier relationship, we could say “good partnerships leads to good business outcomes.”

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

17 January, 2021

Procurement Espresso

Zen And The Art Of Supplier Management

Zen And The Art Of Supplier Management

Best Practices in Supplier Rationalization

How Shift in Research Methodology impacts Supplier Selection?

End of “business-as-usual” in managing supplier relationship -- a wake-up call

Previous editions of Procurement Espresso e-magazine

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

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

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

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