NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

A prime example of such a failure is the Volkswagen emissions scandal that came to light in 2015. It involves optimizing procurement processes and reducing costs while maintaining the quality of goods and services. In this case, the root of the problem was the company’s lack of negotiation skills when dealing with regulators.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In fact, it made me think of a specific chapter I read from Magnus Carlsson’s Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA. In 1995 IKEA faced an organizational shift in purchasing and sourcing methodology. More often than not, involved parties accepted the recommendations as fair” (Carlsson 2015, p.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 8, 2019

Keeping the specialist knowledge inside the heads of the owners is a safety mechanism: if those on the outside can’t speak the language, they can’t get in” ( Clinton 2015 ). Whatever the reason for the over-complication of procurement terminology, it has become a mess, and it’s time to make a change!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

75% of an organization’s management needs to be convinced by the change in order for it to become a blip on the organization’s radar ( Carlsson 2015, p 159 ). If you can excite the people around you about sourcing responsibly, chances are you’ll be able to formulate a network of internal champions. in this case, responsible sourcing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Recently, I read Magnus Carlsson’s book, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons learned at IKEA. The book is a masterful composition and guideline of how a procurement and sourcing organization can start building a quality infrastructure by gaining inspiration from IKEA’s triumphs and failures. After creating?—?in

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Their platform also offers thorough spend intelligence, allowing for in-depth strategic sourcing. It is optimised for sourcing raw materials and purchased parts in manufacturing businesses. LightSource LightSource is an early stage startup offering an online strategic sourcing platform aimed at mid-market businesses.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. This process would create both tactical and strategic sources of value. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JUNE 7, 2022

Adoption in the market for these big suites really didn’t begin until a little later, maybe 2015 - at least from what Joël saw in the Canadian market. Let’s talk about sourcing. Adoption in the market for these big suites really didn’t begin until a little later, maybe 2015 - at least from what Joël saw in the Canadian market.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. The academy policy was significantly expanded under the 2010-2015 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition Government, which passed legislation allowing all types of schools to become academies.

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