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The Data/Analytics Issue

Supply chain decision-making depends on clean, accurate and pertinent data, making data governance critical. This issue explores the need for data governance and how digital twins, which rely on data, aid in decision-making. Other feature articles examine JPMorgan Chase’s supplier diversity initiative and challenges faced by procurement departments of one.

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Taking Out the ‘Garbage Data’

September 13, 2022

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By advocating for a governance shift, coaxing other functions into more advanced systems and leveraging the importance of spend tracking, supply management can usher an analytics revolution at companies.

The Monthly Metric: On-Contract Spend

September 27, 2022

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On-contract spend is an analytic in which sound performance can help an organization not only reduce costs, but also limit risk exposure.
UPMG2022: Project Changes in the Utility Supply Chain Space

September 27, 2022

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Among utility companies and supply chains, there has been more collaboration, communication and transparency, internally and externally, panelists said during a session at the recent UPMG2022 Conference in Atlanta.
Six Steps to Improving Client Communications

September 27, 2022

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Foundational to any engagement, client communication sets the tone for the project moving forward. Establishing effective communication as early as possible is pivotal in the success of a partnership. Here are six points to keep in mind before heading into your next client meeting.

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