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‘Procurement has grown up’, says Professor Lynette Ryals in her paper ‘Holding up the mirror: The impact of strategic procurement practices on account management’. A shift from short term price reductions to long-term relationships with our suppliers is... |
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Almost everybody—from business travelers to accounts payable teams—wants travel and expense management to be easier and less costly. Don’t you? Wouldn’t it be great if your company provided its people with on-demand tools that not only helped arrange the... |
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Capgemini’s Cost Management in the Automotive Supplier Industry study, which included interviews with more than 20 leading tier 1 automotive suppliers, found that while cost reduction in traditional expense categories such as finance control, procurement, manufacturing, HR... |
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An Ardent Partners ReportClose the gap between sourcing and contract management and you’re on the road to best-in-class contract management, the rewards of which are many. These include …- More spending on-contract (much less maverick spending) |
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Not only have China, Russia and the Middle East been the focuses for investment and low cost countries sourcing, their own investment successes have had a terrific impact on increasing their “sovereign wealth funds”. Recently, it has been reported in the press that... |
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Wholesale Distributers are faced with growing costs, shrinking margins, new competitors and demanding customers. Effective supply chain management is what often separates successful wholesale distributors from those that constantly struggle. Demand-driven supply chain planning... |
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Take a look at this special issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine, all about the Virtual Enterprise and its enabler, the business network. As Dr. Marcell Vollmer, COO of Ariba, says,“Business is no longer about executing a process within a... |
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Due to a series of supply-and-demand pressures — from a growing middle class in developing markets to increasing weather volatility — the global food industry is rapidly transforming. As a result, leading food and beverage companies are rethinking their supplier... |
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The Capgemini Consulting Global Trade Index tracks trade by quarter, based on the latest available official data from national agencies. The figures from this first-ever edition show that global trade levels grew by 8.5 percent during the third quarter of 2009, with the main... |
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Social tools have surfaced in the enterprise and are changing the very fabric of business and engagement. Meanwhile, firms have stockpiled huge stores of historical transaction data. Married to the ocean of information contained in all of our calls, tweets, clicks, and texts, this... |
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