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Three ways World Bank procurement can drive collaboration for the SDGs

Open Contracting Partnership

Engage with the market and make contract opportunities attractive to more suppliers Alongside investment in domestic country systems, the World Bank can strengthen its own procurement, through the stronger use of strategic procurement plans for each project. How can the Bank build on STEP to increase the value of its procurement data?

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Friends not Foes, Supplier Relationships Made to Last

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A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. Let’s address why having the right supplier information and supplier relationships is a must. .

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Collaboration will drive future sourcing and supplier management success

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Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. In many cases, collaboration is simply an advanced state of negotiation.

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Supplier information challenges in the automotive industry

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The audience was extremely engaged as many of them continue to look for better ways to generate the most value from the supplier selection process and ongoing supplier management. Manufacturers need better supplier information. But the lack of timely & accurate supplier information stood as a great impediment.

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Supplier Diversity Part III: Keeping Pace as an Organization

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In Part I and Part II of this series, we have investigated the way in which supplier diversity programs have developed over time and which nations are leading the way in the space. The growth of supplier diversity initiatives in these regions (and others) provides unique opportunities and challenges for multinational corporations.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Since their inception more than 50 years ago, supplier diversity programs have spread beyond public procurements. Supplier Diversity on the World Stage.

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NHS National Services Scotland Case Study –  Carbon Reduction Evolution in a Complex Commodity – Sustainable Procurement Tools

Scottish Government Procurement

NHSS is aiming to accelerate sustainability within its frameworks in collaboration with suppliers. The latest addition to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website is a case study from NHS National Services Scotland (NHSS).