Innovations in Sustainability: SAP Ariba
Posted: 08/20/2019 - 03:09
Global
What (Else) IT Procurement Professionals Must Know about Data Center Hardware Maintenance RFPs: Part Two
Posted: 08/17/2019 - 12:43
If you missed part one of this article, click this link to read it.
10 Ways to Cope with Workplace Pressures
Posted: 08/16/2019 - 05:12
Here are 10 tips to help you cope with pressure at work. Each of the suggestions made has earned the right to be on the list because of the overwhelming evidence that they work.
Stop!
Innovations in Third Party Management: Fannie Mae
Posted: 08/16/2019 - 03:33
Can you outline why your team embarked on this project and the problem that needed to be solved?
Fannie Mae has traditionally engaged a broad range of third-party suppliers across different channels for advice, expertise, production support, development, governance and other services. The demand for professional services has ranged from single freelance experts to hundreds of resources for development to firms with methodologies and benches to deliver significant changes to our accounting and governance systems.
Innovations in Third Party Management: DBS Bank Ltd
Posted: 08/13/2019 - 02:18
Can you outline why your team embarked on this project and the problem that needed to be solved?
The Rise of the Ethical Consumer and Why Businesses Need to Follow
Posted: 08/12/2019 - 23:44
The human population is rapidly increasing. According to the UN, it may reach 9.7 billion by 2050, which is expected to increase food demand between 59 to 98%. As a result, agricultural markets will be impacted in ways we haven’t seen before. Farmers will have to increase agricultural land or enhance productivity, which still may not be quick enough to meet the forecasted demand for food. Climate change-driven water shortages, increasing global temperatures and extreme weather changes will also have a major effect on food production.
Innovations in Supplier Performance: VSP Global & Scout RFP
Posted: 08/11/2019 - 01:49
Can you outline why your team embarked on this project and the problem that needed to be solved?
How Millennials are Changing the Procurement Landscape
Posted: 08/08/2019 - 23:34
According to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, millennials will become the nation’s largest living adult generation this year. Pew Research Center has estimated that millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, surpassing both Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. In 2017, millennials constituted 35% of the U.S. labor force, while Gen Xers accounted for 33% and Baby Boomers represented 25%.
Sourcing Star Interview: Sanja Cancar-Todorovic
Posted: 08/08/2019 - 02:37
How did you get into this field – was it purposeful or by accident?
Advanced Analytics Is Procurement’s Next Frontier – Is Your Organization Ready?
Posted: 08/07/2019 - 07:22
Introduction
A Focus on People in Strategic Sourcing Today
Posted: 08/07/2019 - 07:21
In this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn Tiura interviews Karen Gonzalez. Karen Gonzalez is the Chief Sales Officer at Guidant Global. Her career in staffing began with an unexpected start in recruiting 22 years ago, and her passion for acting as a problem solver for her clients has propelled her into her CSO role today.
When Style Meets Sustainability: Making Responsible Procurement Fashionable
Posted: 08/06/2019 - 04:28
The fashion industry is growing at an impressive clip. By 2030, the sector is expected to be worth $3.3 trillion and will manufacture 102 million tons of clothes and shoes. But this substantial growth hasn’t come without a cost.
Innovations in Sourcing: Microsoft & CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
Posted: 08/06/2019 - 04:24
Can you outline why your team embarked on this project and the problem that needed to be solved?
Aligning with Microsoft’s overall mission to “Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more,” and the company’s long-term commitment to carbon neutrality, (since 2012), Microsoft’s Responsible Sourcing team recognized a gap in its own, and hence Purchasers as a whole, ability to accurately measure the CO2 footprint of a global supply chain.
Innovations in Third Party Management: Bank of Canada & Ontala
Posted: 08/05/2019 - 06:29
Can you outline why your team embarked on this project and the problem that needed to be solved?
Aligned with the Bank’s vision for being a leading Central Bank, the Bank had an objective to design and implement the Next Generation of its Third Party Risk Management Program informed by best practices and adapted to meet the needs of a central bank.
How were things done originally and what was the inspiration to innovate the process?
Sourcing Star Winner: Canda S. Rozier
Posted: 08/04/2019 - 23:37
How did you get into this field – was it purposeful or by accident?
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