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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

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Part I: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. 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.

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Supplier Motivation, A Key Component of Supplier Management

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Convinced that their sizes and brands will attract suppliers anyway, they entrench themselves behind the gates of rigid procurement processes. They miss the huge opportunity of co-innovating with these businesses, especially startups, by failing to take a differentiated approach. In fact, they ask suppliers to assess Procurement too.

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CSR is Good for Business, an Independent Consulting Study Reports, but Official Targets & Policies are Lagging Behind

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Redwood, CA – 14 th September 2021 – Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider , announced today the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Research on behalf of Ivalua which shows that companies have been prioritizing CSR initiatives as part of their core business strategies – and it has paid off.

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Sole Source Procurement: A Guide to Single-Source Acquisitions

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When a single supplier is the only option for your procurement needs, understanding the nuances becomes essential. This step is crucial to ensure that the selection of a single supplier is justified as the only available source for a product or service. But what happens when only one supplier can fulfill a specific requirement?