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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

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The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Assessing Risk across the Supply Chain.

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Scot Careers Week: Procurement People of Tomorrow

Scottish Government Procurement

I was then guided through the role of procurement within Scotland, shadowing and discussing multi-million-pound projects with procurement buyers, getting a better understanding from Angus and his colleagues on the scope and complexities of real government spending and initiatives.

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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

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An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. If these contracts are renewed year-after-year without considering alternatives, the time is ripe to investigate the benefits of change. How many vendors supply each commodity? legacy computer system support).

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Scot Careers Week: Procurement People of Tomorrow

Scottish Government Procurement

I was then guided through the role of procurement within Scotland, shadowing and discussing multi-million-pound projects with procurement buyers, getting a better understanding from Angus and his colleagues on the scope and complexities of real government spending and initiatives.

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Uncertain Times Call for Strong Leaders: A Q&A with Dawn Tiura

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Business today isn’t business as usual, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts organizations and supply chains across the globe. Procurement teams were just buyers who delivered what other departments told them to buy. And in uncertain times such as these, leaders in every industry and business function must step up.

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts.

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Part II: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

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However, they could probably leverage their great buyers in a better way by having proper data delivered to them upfront and allowing them to identify the most strategic new projects. This process can also carry over into the supply chain where Amrest needs visibility and the full strategic payments process to identify key suppliers.

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