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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

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Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) But since its inception more than 50 years ago, supplier diversity programs have spread beyond public procurements and now many privately held U.S. businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs.

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Procurement and Sustainability: A Harmonious Partnership for a Greener Future

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Procurement, often considered the gateway between an organization and its suppliers, plays a central role in this transformation. It has the potential to drive change throughout the entire supply chain, influencing how products are sourced, manufactured, and distributed.

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Supply Chain Collaboration — The Ultimate Guide

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The complexity of today’s supply chain makes it more prone to severe impacts from disruptions, just like what happened at the start of the pandemic. . Due to this, many organizations have put supply chain resilience as a top priority. Benefits of Supply Chain Collaboration. Enhanced ethical standards.

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4 Ways Modern Software will Empower Digital Procurement

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The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line. For example, today’s software can make recommendations based on past user or supplier behavior. 4) Improve Collaboration.

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13 Important Roles of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Optimization

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By doing this, they can make corrections fastly which will help avoid costly disruptions and improve supply chain resilience. They can simulate scenarios and perform theoretical analyses that assess the potential impact of demand changes, supplier performance, and market conditions.

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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

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What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. It also requires a focus on procurement-supplier relationships, and striving to be the customer of choice for your suppliers.

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CPO Spotlight: Rachel Scarrett

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We spend about a billion pounds each year through our supply chain of approximately 500 suppliers. Procurement and supplier management are carried out by separate teams under my leadership. This is why supplier relationship management is a particular passion of mine.