More on the impact of the coronavirus on global supply chains
How can an increasingly interconnected world manage supply chains when a potentially deadly virus threatens to transfer itself across the planet via those very links?
Supply chain innovation investment set to soar in 2019
The three-year-long investment decline in supply chain innovation is about to reverse in 2019, with 95% of respondents to a new survey confirming that they intend to increase spending this year. The survey, Elevating Supply Chain Digital Consciousness, by...
Why effective strategic sourcing should also be sustainable sourcing
An enterprise software expert has cast new light on key procurement functions, such as cost reduction and strategic sourcing, moving them beyond solely financial measures as a result. Procurement professionals work to understand spend analytics, drive cost reduction,...
Brexit update: uncertainty continues for procurement
With the UK now no longer leaving the European Union until 31 October 2019, unless the current deadlock with in parliament can be broken, uncertainty for procurement professionals across the country continues. The UK was scheduled to leave the EU on 29 March, but the...
Three pillars of effective category management
Attendees at the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) conference this week came away from an illuminating panel discussion addressing the issue of category management with three key focus areas for extracting business value. Contributors to the debate included...
Danske Bank’s new procurement-led workshops leverage ‘brainpower of suppliers’
Pioneering procurement professionals at Danske Bank have developed a system of workshops that bring together procurement, suppliers, and consultants to join forces in solving business problems. Addressing the Procurement Con Indirect conference in Copenhagen, the...
