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Benchmarking in Procurement: The Key to Maximising Business Value

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

In procurement, benchmarking involves assessing supplier performance, costs, and processes against industry standards or competitors to ensure you are receiving the best value. More Than Just Price While price is often the most common focus in benchmarking, it is only one piece of the puzzle.

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Retail Recovery: 4 Ways Procurement Can Unlock Savings and Add Value

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During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. But in response to supply chain disruptions over the past year and a half, many store managers had to go rogue. Attack GNFR Spend.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers. It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services.