Your company spends a lot of money with your suppliers, so when you call them with a problem, a question or a complaint, you expect to find someone on the other end of the phone with a..
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We’ve discussed the disruption to supply chains entangled in China in an earlier post. This post drills down a little deeper to examine the effects of a slowing economy on procurement and supply..
These are uncertain times. It’s probably the last thing on any business’s agenda to forge new business partnerships right now.
But the truth is that creating new business to business (B2B)..
Corporate travel insurance, like supply chains and so many other facets of the economy, is being confronted by the fallout of the coronavirus.
The SARS outbreak of 2003 and other, similar events..
2020, thus far, has been the year of the coronavirus. Not yet classified as a pandemic (as of the date of this post), the rapid proliferation of the virus has alarmed officials at the World Health..
Whether you take terms and conditions seriously or not, businesses need them. But why?
Simply put, the terms and conditions enshrined in your contract are there to protect you from abuse of service,..
Remember when BYOD seemed like a bright idea?
These days, not so much. With data usage skyrocketing and costs with them, the element of control offered by company-provided devices has been lost. ..
As the coronavirus continues its unfortunate march across the globe, the impact extends to many economic sectors. Beyond the human cost in life and illness, real economic consequences are arising.
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While tail spend accounts for about 20% of any given company’s spending, it’s an unruly category which can impact profitability.
So, why is taming this beast so hard? Let’s examine the problem and..
What does your company spend on to support its business needs? Who is doing the spending and who are they spending it with?
These are the basic questions to arrive at data sets that help you find..
Your company spends a lot of money with your suppliers, so when you call them with a problem, a question or a complaint, you expect to find someone on the other end of the phone with a..
Opportunity abounds in the brave new world of procurement. Category Management is part of that. Rapidly evolving to the status of a sector game-changer, Category Management is setting the..
In a November analysis, Anthony Nieves (Chair of the Institute for Supply Management) wrote that Non-Manufacturing Industries had grown for 106 consecutive months, as of writing.
That’s almost 9..
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