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Procurement trends: Cleaning robots en route, and on the payments front, there’s crypto currencies
February 25, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
Hundreds of thousands of attendees around the world gathered for the virtual Web Summit, the world’s largest technology conference that brings together leaders from all kinds of industries. From big-name investors like Mark Cuban to sports stars and movie stars, the topics covered were varied. However, there was a lot of conversation around technology, artificial…
Procurement in 2030: More change coming than ever before
February 17, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
We talked to Dave Jones, indirect and IT procurement leader, to understand more about his session at the forthcoming eWorld event. You’ll see from the agenda that there is an abundance of content streams to choose from. All are run by people rich in experience who are ready to share their learnings and personal take…
Getting to a global procurement function with Fujitsu at eworld 2021
January 28, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
The opening keynote at eworld March 2021 will be from Dr. Clive Rees, Vice President, International Chief Procurement Officer at Fujitsu. He will be talking about his experience of moving towards a global procurement function in “The Good, the Bad and the Global.” Clive has responsibility for all indirect spend at Fujitsu globally. In a…
Supplier collaboration is key to coming out of disruption on top
November 16, 2020 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
In an effort to showcase the importance of supplier collaboration in SRM, Vizibl is hosting a webinar this month titled “The Future of Procurement: How Sanofi Are Reinventing Their Approach To Supplier Relationships.” Sanofi is a Vizibl customer that has real-world knowledge of how supplier collaboration works. The company’s CPO will provide first-hand experience of…
At SIG session, VSP Global shares tips on procurement becoming a trusted advisor
November 12, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
It’s not enough to be a procurement practitioner anymore, according to execs at VSP Global, an eye care provider with worldwide operations. Procurement teams should play important roles across their businesses, they said at a recent Sourcing Industry Group’s online “SIGnature event.” To VSP, procurement must become a trusted advisor in an organization because it…
SIG session: Sleep Number sourcing manager has tips on negotiating from home in COVID-19 era
November 6, 2020 | JP Morris
On Thursday, SIG focused on doing procurement jobs in the coronavirus era by bringing together procurement technology experts and procurement practitioners from businesses like Sleep Number beds. At the one-day, online “SIGnature Event,” CJ Johnson, a senior manager on Sleep Number’s indirect sourcing team, talked about how the coronavirus disruption has changed her team’s work…
GEP conference discusses leadership skills to excel in crisis situations with Maggie Wilderotter, Patricia Russo
November 4, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
In the second day of the GEP Innovate 2020 virtual conference, Maggie Wilderotter, the former CEO of Frontier Communications and current chairman and CEO of Grand Reserve Inn, and Patricia Russo, the former CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, talked about the important role leadership plays in times of crisis. The women said its essential for leaders to…
Jared Diamond at GEP event: Ditch just-in-time supply chains and plan for crises with ‘constructive paranoia’
October 28, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
GEP’s Innovate 2020 conference on Tuesday morning included a keynote address from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond, who sized up that the world is in a crisis — from the COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing social unrest — but who offered two specific ways that companies can heed history and come out stronger at the…
GEP kicks off digital convention by seeking lessons on coronavirus crisis and DuPont’s insights for practitioners
October 27, 2020 | JP Morris
The online GEP Innovate 2020 conference kicked off Tuesday with a message from GEP leaders and industry heavyweights that the procurement technology suite provider works with. GEP CEO and co-Founder Subhash Makhija led a discussion with leaders from DuPont and Aptiv, an automotive electronics manufacturer, about what's going on with the coronavirus pandemic and what…
SIG Summit discusses why diversity and inclusion matter in the contingent workforce
October 22, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann and Morgan Zombolas
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated in 2017 that 55 million people in the U.S. are gig workers, compromising about 34% of the workforce. That number is expected to become 43% in 2020, and probably higher with COVID-19 placing pressure on traditional work environments. These numbers show the need to take a critical examination…
SAP exec shares tips on digital transformation, coronavirus disruption and implementing change at the SIG Summit
October 19, 2020 | JP Morris
During an online SIG Global Executive Summit keynote address last Wednesday, an SAP executive and a business consultant who specializes in technology, sourcing and supply chains gave a one-two punch on how procurement leaders can help their companies approach digital transformation.
SIG Summit tackles digital transformation, procurement tips for start-ups in its last day
October 16, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
The Sourcing Industry Group held its third and final day of its 59th SIG Global Executive Summit on Thursday, where professionals came together to network and learn about trends happening in procurement. In this post, we'll focus on one session about digital transformation and one on procurement tips for start-up companies.

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E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...

Afternoon Coffee: November PMI registers seventh consecutive month of growth; US Supreme Court hears suit on child labor in cocoa supply chain; Medius announces partnership with Changepond : Oliver Harris said : Indeed, RPA is the primary factor and an entry-level strategy to digitally transform your business e...