How can you embrace the notion of procurement with purpose authentically and in ways that are consistent with your core beliefs and ideals? Patrick McCarthy, SVP and GM, SAP Ariba North America, guides the way… Sustainability improves the bottom-line and companies can do good while doing well. In fact, research shows that purpose-driven companies with […]
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How can your procurement team embrace the age of digitalisation and develop an effective roadmap that ultimately puts you in the driver’s seat?The digital enablement field is wide open, with no single right answer on how to proceed. However, there are ways that can help organisations to plot a way forward. CPOs must define a
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Suppliers can fail you in many ways. Supplying inferior quality goods and services, missing deadlines or data breaches can affect the bottom line and reputation of a business. However, while risks are ever-present, some are more avoidable than others – including the effects of mistakes and failures by suppliers” says Rudi Kruger, General Manager of
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The retail landscape has changed dramatically in the last decade, with technology becoming an important consideration in the customer journey. A historical buzzword, ‘omnichannel’, is now an integral part of any retailer’s strategy, with in-store kiosks, transactional iPads and social screens now commonplace in-store. Advances in technology are having a direct impact on the role
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Brexit’s questions will start to be answered While 2017 was the year of Brexit uncertainty, 2018 will be the year when things start to change. “Procurement teams will need to start proactively helping their businesses deal with that change and minimise exposure to contract and legal risk”, says Sam De Silva, Partner at law firm
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Process efficiency is good. In fact, it is one of the most frequently cited objectives of the procurement profession. But it cannot have a real impact unless we understand the bigger picture… As we expand the impact of procurement beyond savings, one of the most frequently cited objectives is process efficiency. In theory, if procurement
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“Procurement needs to embrace agility in 2018”, argues Guy Strafford, Executive Vice President: Market Engagement at Proxima. Much like Top Gun’s Maverick and Goose, procurement will have a “need for speed” in 2018. Your CEO is worrying about speed and agility, so you should be worrying about it too. AI, big data and digital are
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The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 49.9 index points in January. This is the best reading since May 2017 and the 5-point rise counters the 3.7-point slump experienced in December 2017. The January PMI suggests that the local manufacturing sector began the year on relatively solid ground compared with recent readings, noted the Bureau
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