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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…
5 tips to build supply chain resiliency now and for 2021
November 9, 2020 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
The global coronavirus crisis shocked supply chains this year, causing a lot of disruption but also setting the stage for something unexpected — the C-suite finally understanding the need for supply chain resiliency and digital transformation. And as stakeholders want to avoid the problems they’ve seen this year, they’re now leading the charge for operational…
Deloitte CPO Flash Survey shows procurement strategy shifts after coronavirus disruption
October 28, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
Among the many changes from the COVID-19 disruption, new data from a Deloitte CPO Flash Survey found that procurement strategy is shifting as the crisis evolves and will reshape the future of the industry.
Agility Matters — getting connected to suppliers right when you need them
October 28, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
On Thursday, November 5, we will bring together experts to engage in a Q&A on supplier connectivity to help us understand how we create, and why we need, supply chain resiliency. Hamish McKechnie-Sharma, an Associate Partner, Consultancy, UK from Ernst & Young, and Tony Harris, a Global VP Network Solutions at SAP Procurement, will partake…
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…
Procurement Data Integration: A crucial step in digital transformation
October 26, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Spend Matters welcomes this guest post from Sergii Dovgalenko, CPO at JSC Ukrainian Railway. During these times of Industry 4.0, many companies have substantially progressed on the path toward digital transformation. Fellow procurement colleagues operate their new shiny source-to-contract suites, P2P and SRM tools. However, one critical aspect of digitalization sometimes remains forgotten or insufficiently…
Inoculating supply chains against disruptive events with a resiliency strategy - [Sponsored Article]
September 30, 2020 | Bristlecone
Recent events have clearly highlighted the importance of supply chains for individual businesses — and for the global economy. As enterprises seek to prepare themselves for other future unknowns, it’s vital that they inoculate their supply chains against similar disruptive events. In this Q&A, Bristlecone — a global provider of supply chain strategy, planning and…
Manufacturing 2020 — Integrated Data, a Slingshot to a Resilient Future - [Sponsored Article]
August 18, 2020 | Melissa Beuc, Appirio
By using technology platforms, such as Salesforce, many manufacturers have been able to harness data that provides 360-degree views needed to quickly respond to global supply chain issues. Integrated data and technology platforms have helped manufacturers pivot quickly during COVID-19. And it will be these platforms and integrated data that act as a slingshot to…
IT Supply Chain – smartphone sales drop, smart home-device market grows
August 17, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Ian Nethercot, MCIPS, Supply Chain Director at Probrand shares his learnings on the latest IT supply chain developments. There were some gloomy patches and brighter […]
Making Sense of the Supply Risk Management Solution Landscape (Part 2) — Comparing 4 Supply Chain Risk Management Vendors - [PRO Content]
July 8, 2020 | Pierre Mitchell
In Spend Matters’ previous installment of this PRO series, we highlighted the fact that just as there is not a single type of enterprise risk, there is not a single, defined market for procurement and supply chain risk solutions that address these risk elements. We segmented the supply risk market into eight areas that integrated…
Making Sense of the Supply Risk Management Solution Landscape (Part 1) - [PRO Content]
July 6, 2020 | Pierre Mitchell
Enterprise risk has never been higher. The COVID-19 crisis has been an accelerant to other enterprise risks, such as cyberthreats, employee health and safety, and most certainly, supply risks affecting suppliers in complex value chains. For procurement and supply professionals, managing this risk is challenging because they might not necessarily get credit for reducing supply…
Modernizing the healthcare supply chain in the coronavirus era
June 22, 2020 | Pierre Mitchell
The COVID-19 crisis shook almost every industry globally, but the healthcare system was forced to adjust in real time. Spend Matters’ Chief Research Officer Pierre Mitchell recently spoke with Karen Conway, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) Vice President of Healthcare Value, about the issues that hospitals faced with their supply chains, and how the industry has…

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Disrupting the Source-to-Contract Cycle: Putting Contract Management at the Start of Sourcing : Niuma said : Excellent examination, I found your article very interesting....

A Simplified Approach to Indirect Spend Management : Dave said : The challenge is that in many cases, indirect spend can be lower than the equivalent direct spend. F...

Inoculating supply chains against disruptive events with a resiliency strategy : Bhagyashree Indane Indane said : An exceptional article by once Bristlecone CEO on mentioning the strategy to prevent supply chains f...

Key Considerations for MRO Outsourcing : SENTHIL KUMAR T said : IN WHICH WAY TO GET OUTSOURCED PROJECT OF MRO DATA CLEANSING AND ENRICHMENT, I HAVE BEEN TRYING ...

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