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How the coronavirus will influence your supply chain and what to do about it

What key steps can you take to limit the potential effects of the coronavirus on your organisation? On 9 February, the world received news from China that it didn’t want to hear. The number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus had overtaken that of the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), with more than 1 […]

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Procurement perspectives: justifying consultancy fees

Procurement perspectives: justifying consultancy fees

By Stephen Bauld One might wonder why, as a consultant for over a decade, I would write about overpriced consultants. Being in this industry, I often hear stories about the high costs incurred when securing consulting services; these stories are widespread and frequent. Indeed, it is surprising how many consultants are so sensitive to this

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4 ways cloud-based procurement processes help SMBs to compete

4 ways cloud-based procurement processes help SMBs to compete

By Angela Wilson, Senior Solutions Architect, CSS While large companies with procurement departments often have the personnel and resources to negotiate significant savings and better terms, small and medium businesses (SMBs) typically do not. The good news is that the digital era has created new opportunities for SMBs to improve their procurement practices and outcomes,

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How to build superior supplier relationships like Honda

How to build superior supplier relationships like Honda

Much has been said about Japanese automakers and their ability to build close ties with their suppliers. However, in times in which the gap between strategic suppliers and all others is becoming even bigger, and strategic suppliers that will have a much greater influence on a company’s growth agenda, it is worth re-examining what companies

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Public procurement needs strategic foresight

Public procurement needs strategic foresight

By Stephen Bauld The reason why a shift towards a more strategic procurement approach is necessary at municipal level and, indeed, across the public sector in general, is clear. As I have noted in several of my columns over the years, governments tend to pay more than private-sector firms for comparable type, quality and quantity

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Procurement Gold: Unleashing the real power of your supply chain

The human element will make or break your supply chain career. Procurious Founder Tania Seary reveals the human strengths that artificial intelligence (AI) will never replace and how to leverage this competitive advantage. There comes a time when you forget why you ever started I will never forget my first meeting as a procurement executive

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How to conduct a supplier review

How to conduct a supplier review: a case study

By Francis Churchill In 2017, Vitality, a UK health insurance firm, decided to do a 360-degree review of its supply chain. The firm, part of Discovery Limited, had recently restructured and rebranded, and wanted to have a clear idea of what it’s relationships with suppliers were like. Sourcing and supplier managers Duncan Campbell-Marsh, Frances Cooke

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PMI: December

PMI paints a bleak picture of the manufacturing sector’s 2019 performance

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged lower in December 2019 to 47.1 index points, down from 47.7 points recorded in November 2019. The December figure is about 1 point below the average recorded throughout 2019. The PMI paints a bleak picture of the manufacturing sector’s performance in 2019 as the headline PMI managed to edge

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