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What’s the Difference Between Commodity Management and Category Management?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. For a considerable portion of my career I have worked in the Manufacturing and Logistics/Distribution Industries. However when I entered the Retail industry the group largely responsible for Procurement, amongst other things, was called Category Management. Commodity Management.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.

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IKEA’s IWAY Has Lessons For Every Procurement Team!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.