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Top 5 Critical Skills Next-Gen Procurement Leaders Must Develop Now

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

There are a couple of quite interesting facts that prove Procurement to be the captain, guiding the journey to recovery post-crisis. In a case of history repeating, Procurement once again is the torch bearer for organisations looking forward to normalise cash flows, increase profitability and thus return to normalcy. Risk management.

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Sales and Operations Planning – What Is It, and Why Should You Care?

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

The executive component to Sales and Operations Planning is top management’s portion of the overall S&OP process. Act as a forum for disciplined discussion around setting policy, strategy, risk and budget changes. Improving the S&OP Process is a SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) Model best practice (BP.026).

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The Sidekick #001

Una

Politics also plays a huge part – secession in Texas became a hot topic after Obama’s 2008 win (why? While this is true, it’s worth noting that one-third of Texas’ annual budget is supported by federal funds though. What would it mean for supply chains? It’s also about money. Scary, isn’t it?