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What Buyers Should Know about Supplier Relationship Management: One Supplier’s Take
For procurement and sourcing teams, collaborating with suppliers, effectively communicating business needs, and building and maintaining supplier relationships are critical and often overlooked parts of the strategic sourcing process. While... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Management Responsibility, Part II: HR
Welcome to the second of a multi-article series that will deep-dive into which internal unit owns responsibility for the vast array of intricate attributes of contemporary contingent workforce management (CWM).... Read more
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Tom Linton: Leading the Way towards Superior Performance at Flextronics
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers... Read more
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The Significance of Complex Spend Management
Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern Chief Procurement Officer should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s CPO Rising... Read more
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Why Procurement Effectiveness is the Foundation of Sustainable Success
Procurement capability in most organizations is hampered because purchasing decisions are beset by organizational challenges and ‘soft’ issues. In this extract from Sigi Osagie’s new book, Procurement Mojo, Sigi discusses why... Read more
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Three Strategic Events Management Capabilities That Matter
The world of events management has certainly evolved over the past few years. Like its “sister” category of business travel, this category was often seen as a mere cost of... Read more
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Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part III)
Welcome to the final entry of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,... Read more
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Growth and Expansion – the Archer Daniels Midland Way
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers... Read more
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Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part II)
Welcome to the second edition of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,... Read more
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Veterans Affairs Procurement Officer “Retires” Amid Corruption Scandal
On October 14, the outgoing Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Susan Taylor, notified the VA that she is retiring... Read more