Positive Purchasing

MARCH 10, 2022

In the second of two guest blogs on the subject, procurement gurus, Mark Perera, and Peter Smith, consider whether we are ready for procurement with purpose and what we need to do to get started. Why should we begin to consider procurement with purpose? That’s a key reason why the change has to come. Where do we start?

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Positive Purchasing

JANUARY 11, 2024

Guy is also chair of Riversimple Ltd , co-chair of the Public Sector Chapter of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge in the UK, and has also been a lead partner with Deloitte Sustainability Services. How Do We Measure This “Value?” What is Social Value? Let me start with a quick definition of Social Value. Jobs & skills 2.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Annabel Kaur-Barry, who leads digital and production procurement globally for Interpublic Group (IPG) – one of the ‘big four’ global advertising agencies – looks at sustainable procurement in the creative industry. It is only through having relationships with creative agencies that you can start to understand how they operate.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

The vision aims to transform the country into a leading economy, a hub for commercial and cultural activities, and a model for sustainable development. Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality. The Saudi 2030 Vision invests in the community to drive local business growth!

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Barkers Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2022

That same day I read an article in The Telegraph quoting the International Labour Organization on how m odern s lavery is the highest it’s ever been with estimates of s lavery now at 50 million people due to covid, conflict and climate change. Modern Slavery and Supply Chains – Exploring the I ntersection of P olicy and R esearch.?

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Hardly a recipe for improving planning & decision making. Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. These principles are a first guide around the WHAT not necessarily the HOW of Intelligent IBP. However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Assembling a version of the Mona Lisa in the style of Vincent van Gough is fun, but how often will that boost the bottom line? Here are 27 highly productive ways that AI use cases can help businesses improve their bottom line. We’re all amazed by what AI can do.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s no longer about simply obtaining goods and services at the lowest cost, but also about adding value to the organization, reducing risks, enhancing sustainability, and promoting social responsibility. Purpose of the Blog Post This blog post will serve as your guide to innovative procurement models. Introduction A.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Employee recognition programs can vary from company to company based on how a company would like to appreciate its employees based on the unique needs, values, and abilities of the company. Email Address. Unleash Your Employees’ Ideas to Truly Change the Game!

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing? Spend analysis, a cornerstone of procurement and supply chain management, is the process of collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing expenditure data with the goal of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain! A while ago, we blogged about how more Startups are looking to Supply Chain Management to boost their productivity as they scale. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Getting it funded is harder.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 30, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The idea also tends to give clients the upper hand no matter the circumstances and subjugate employees. Why the Customer Is Not Always Right. While the customer may always be right about how they want to be treated, it does not necessarily mean it is best for your business.

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What's Planergy? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software.

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Barkers Procurement

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But why is the planet warming, how much does this warming really matter and what can organisations and employees do to slow this trend? To understand why climate change is happening we need to look at the Greenhouse Effect. How is the UK government driving a NetZero agenda? compared to pre-industrial levels.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 20, 2023

By diving deep into the often-turbulent seas of procurement data, spend analysis helps businesses identify cost-saving opportunities, enhance efficiency, and minimize risk, paving the way for a healthier bottom line and a more sustainable business model. It’s much more than just keeping track of what you’re spending and where.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Blog post originally published by Michael Massetti, Executive Partner at Gartner, at [link] and permission to publish here provided by Michael Massetti. Check out How To Differentiate With A Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program! The strategic partner occupies the elite position at the top of the supply base hierarchy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Blog post originally published at [link] Permission to publish provided by Karl Crisostomo at tenfold.com. Businesses providing omnichannel customer service have made the lives of consumers easier while improving profits for themselves. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Raising the Bar! trillion in 2016. trillion in 2016.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

Over the past few years, sustainability pledges have emerged from nearly every major company. To that end, IBM has been building out an ecosystem of technologies and partnerships to help clients optimize their core operations across assets, infrastructure and supply chains. How do we achieve them?”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s important to understand how enterprise resource planning can work for an organization and its capabilities at a granular level. Advantages of ERP Improve customer service The business world is hyper-competitive and that’s no different when it comes to attracting and retaining customers.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Yet according to McKinsey , a company’s supply chain accounts for far greater social and environmental impact than its own operations (80-90%, by some accounts). So where do you start?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Yet according to McKinsey , a company’s supply chain accounts for far greater social and environmental impact than its own operations (80-90%, by some accounts). So where do you start?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Purpose and Key Insights of this Blog This blog aims to provide a high-quality, in-depth exploration of the significance of spend analysis in driving procurement success. Spend analysis, the process of comprehensively evaluating an organization’s expenditures, plays a pivotal role in driving procurement success.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Here is how our conversation went… What is a Smart Next Step for a CPO in the Early Stages of a Procurement Tech Journey? Written by Jonathan O’Brien , leading procurement expert and CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd. Jonathan and his team work with global blue-chip organizations to help transform their procurement capability. James: Both!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Blog post originally published by Argentus at [link] and permission to publish here provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Lots of things are happening in Supply Chain Management! Subscribe Here! Email Address. They’re exciting.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] . As the story goes, the meatpacking districts of Chicago were one of the first recorded drivers, towards the need, for supply chain transparency. One could even argue supply chain transparency?—?at

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