Big Ideas Summit 2020: what you need to know
The Big Ideas Summit is returning to London on 11th March 2020. The event will be held at The Soho Hotel, Richmond Mews, London. A total of 50 CPOs and procurement decision-makers will be able to attend in person, while the remaining participants can be part of...
Impact of coronavirus on supply chains continues to grow
Procurement professionals working on strategic sourcing are responding to the continuing spread of the CIVID-19 coronavirus outbreak by intensifying efforts to find alternative suppliers outside China. Shippers have been badly hit by delays caused by the virus, which...
What happens to procurement after Brexit?
On 31st January 2020, the UK officially left the EU. While this separation gets rid of some uncertainties that have been plaguing different industries, there are still some doubts about what happens to procurement after Brexit. What you should know As a procurement...
Inadequate transparency between procurement and suppliers: a business risk
A new study from Harvard Business Review reveals that 60% of business executives consider insufficient transparency between their procurement and finance functions and their suppliers to be a significant risk to their business. The survey of 779 executives...
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?
Using procurement diagnostic to ensure procurement excellence
Many companies still do not have a process for procurement diagnosis, but it is an essential step if they are looking to improve their procurement
