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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

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Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . in October 2021*, the highest in more than three decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers).

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How Procurement can help to drive Supplier-led innovation

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In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. However, all too often supplier relationships become transactional, where the primary focus is to cut supplier prices. Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”). 3] Because economists often consider food and energy prices to be too volatile, they may pull those items out to see what is called “core inflation.” [4] CPI First, consider the U.S. January 2023 +6.4%