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Impact investing: RFP tips for institutional investors

RPF360

Investment committees and institutional investors can designate a subset of their assets to influence and enable social change. Explore how to get started with an impact investing RFP including information about the practice, how to use RFP technology to enable you and questions to include in your next asset management RFP. The post Impact investing: RFP tips for institutional investors appeared first on RFP360.

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Interim Talent Spotlight #4

Procurement Heads

My core goals are in the transformation of an organisation’s finance and purchasing processes. This ranges from category management, business process reengineering to cost management, and the implementation of end-to-end ERP systems. I’ve completed five end-to-end PTP transformations across healthcare, FM, telecoms, utilities and entertainment.

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Why Holistic Supplier Management is More Important than Ever Before

ivalua

The post Why Holistic Supplier Management is More Important than Ever Before appeared first on Ivalua.

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What Does a Successful Domestic Sourcing Plan Entail?

ProcurePort

• The advancement of global trade over the last few decades has seen an explosion in global trade. Availability of information has led companies to seek to reduce costs by outsourcing processes to countries where the cost of labor is low. • However, the last few years have seen nationalist movements gain pace. The Brexit […]. The post What Does a Successful Domestic Sourcing Plan Entail?

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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The Cyber Blind Spot That Makes Every Supply Chain Vulnerable

Supply Chain Brain

The supply chain has slowly grown to become one of the most overly exposed sectors to malicious cyber attacks.

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e-invoice Exchange Framework: Standardization of Business Payments

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

Invoicing is one of the most critical aspects of doing business – how you get paid for the products or services you have provided. Paper invoices are becoming increasingly inefficient and outdated. And they are “preventable friction” in this digital age. It is a bygone conclusion that Electronic Invoicing (E-invoicing) is more accurate and efficient and clearly the way of the future.

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

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

What is S&OP? S&OP stands for Sales and Operations Planning. In simple terms, it is a decision-making process that ensures that the tactical plans in all business functions are aligned and in support of the company strategy, business plans, and goals. A properly implemented S&OP process achieves this alignment. It is done through routine reviews and conflict resolution dealing with market demand and supply resources, keeping them in balance by re-planning quantitatively across an ext

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‘Clean’ Eating Gets Complicated by New Climate Research

Supply Chain Brain

For years now, climate-conscious cooks have embraced plant-based diets as a way to avoid the emissions-heavy meat industry. New research suggests low-carbon eating isn’t quite that simple.

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Big data and inventory management

EazyStock

What is big data? All successful businesses use data to develop strategies and review their outcomes. But as the number of systems being used increases, the amount of data available for consumption and analysis grows exponentially. This is especially true in inventory management, where new technologies are being introduced all the time, and along with them, more and more data is being generated.

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Watch: Protecting IP and Trade Secrets in a Time of Supply Chain Shortages

Supply Chain Brain

Terrell Miller, intellectual property partner, counselor and registered patent attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, offers guidance on how companies can protect trade secrets at a time when they’re especially vulnerable.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Manufacturing Overhead Formula: What Is It And How To Calculate It

Planergy

Clients and results. More Customers. We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. Book a Live Demo. Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing.

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Automated Pricing Is Key to Surviving Inflation

Supply Chain Brain

As supply chain disruptions wreak havoc on energy and food prices, resulting in scaling price increases that haven’t been seen since 1981, inflation is unlikely to fall to pre-pandemic levels for some time.

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World ready to treat nature better? Maybe.

Solvoyo

Paris Agreement in 2015 had an aggressive target of limiting the global increase in temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2030. But in Glasgow 2021, countries with the largest manufacturing & mining base were dragging their feet, and global commerce does not accept much responsibility on this issue. The post World ready to treat nature better?

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Are budgets really the “top barrier” to digital transformation. really?

Procurement Insights

EDITOR’S NOTE: I recently commented on a LinkedIn post by Lubos L. in which he refers to an article by Deloitte’s Marcus Kutzner suggesting that “Budgets are the top barrier to digital transformation for many organizations.” Sure, they are very smart people who clearly know their stuff, but I thought, hey, why not throw my hat of opinion into the ring anyway.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.