Then and Now: What Has Procurement Accomplished in the Past 25 Years?
Procurement has changed dramatically in the past 25 years, but it is not often that we take a step back to evaluate just how much has changed. A flashback to 1996 would reveal the average procurement professional sitting at a desk stacked high with paper and a bulky, dial-up desktop computer to help with some select tasks. This is in stark contrast to today’s world, where real-time insights are at your fingertips thanks to the digitalization of procurement and the dawn of business networks.