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Delivering contracts with teeth

Simon Gamlin

Apr 01, 2016

All too often, businesses are faced with bold promises about the services they will receive from their outsource providers; they are drawn in by the...

Navigating the uncertain new world of outcome-based outsourcing

Robert Kenney

Mar 14, 2016

The days of paying supply chain outsourcers by number of FTEs are on their way out. In that purely cost-based model, the OEM’s interests – keeping...

Data warehousing: moving from a T&M to a Managed Service model

Yadu Singh

Mar 10, 2016

I often get asked whether managed service is just hype and nothing but glorified “time and material” (T&M) in a different guise. Usually we...

Beyond the traditional ZOPA: how to create value in complex deals

Jeanette Nyden

Feb 26, 2016

You’ve all been told that to create value in your negotiations and get the “best” deal for your organization you need to expand the pie, not just...

Britain’s transport industry: seeking solutions from the supply chain

Sarah Baxter

Feb 03, 2016

Across all sectors of the UK economy, consumer-facing businesses are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand,...

Managed services clear the way to re-focus on the customer

Rob Coupland

Jan 17, 2016

The massive growth and uptake of managed services in the UK over the last ten years has required enterprises to build trusted relationships with...

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Localizing Supply Chains Amid Global Disruptions

Jul 7, 2022 | Procurement, Sourcing

One in three businesses cites concerns about supply chain disruption inhibiting ambition in the year ahead, says Michael Ereli, U.S. Managing director at Proactis. In this piece, he shares research that shows major businesses are investing capital and resources in digitalizing their supply chains to improve resilience and pursue growth.

A New Approach to Contract Management

Jun 30, 2022 | Innovation, Procurement

Until recently, contract management was a manual process, making it rife with inefficiencies says Charmel Rhyne, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Director for Onit. She shares how the best CLM tools incorporate configurable workflows that adapt to users’ way of working, not the other way around, and shares the seven attributes of a best-in-class CLM system, while conforming to your preferred work style.

Four Resolutions for Supply Chain ESG Management

Jun 29, 2022 | ESG, Management

In order to improve ESG performance, organizations must be more open about reporting ESG risks, disclose ESG metrics in line with industry peers, find a way to track hard-to-find metrics like supplier diversity, and tap technology to improve ESG governance and risk management says Riskonnect CEO Jim Wetekamp. He shares four ESG supply chain considerations for every risk and sourcing leader who wants to proactively improve ESG performance.

Job-Centric Upskilling: The Future of the Work Marketplace

Jun 27, 2022 | Talent Management

Investing in talent reskilling and upskilling will be necessary in the coming years to fill the talent gap says Vugar Adigozalov, Head of Marketing with Qureos. He shares the benefits of skills training for employees and companies, and shares the five forces driving the demand for more technically skilled talent.

5 Key Factors for Adopting Best-of-Breed Technologies

Jun 24, 2022 | Procurement

As digital transformation accelerates, Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX, shares five factors for supply chain and procurement professionals to consider when adding new best-of-breed solutions.