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ISM World 2021: Transforming Procurement to Align with Business and Diversity Goals Supplier dynamics — including reliance on several companies and a desire to partner with key suppliers — along

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Contractor-Safety Programs Are Crucial to Supplier Management A company cannot achieve its sustainability goals without ensuring a safe work environment for its workers and, extensively, for

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Internal Partnerships Are Pivotal For Supplier Diversity Programs Supplier diversity programs depend on an internal partnership with the procurement function, a relationship that is based on

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What Makes a Top 25 Supply Chain Company The companies in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 offer numerous lessons for supply managers looking to create more value and advance their organizations.

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The Monthly Metric: Measuring Diversity’s Impact For a strategy to be meaningful, the process must be measurable. In many ways, supplier diversity analytics are a work in progress, as the

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The Monthly Metric: Back-Order Rate When a customer’s shipping request date is missed — turning a backlog order into a back order — the situation becomes more problematic. A high back-order rate

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Building Impactful Tier-2 Supplier Diversity Programs Supplier diversity provides opportunities for diverse businesses to participate in competitive bidding, setting the stage for supply chain

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Inflationary Impacts: Pushing Back on Supplier Price Increases Companies are seeing suppliers push price increases that, if unmitigated, directly impact margins. Procurement organizations must be

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The Monthly Metric: Supply Management ROI While supply management has elevated its status as a strategic business partner during the coronavirus pandemic, conveying the function’s value to

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Increasing Business Opportunities Through Supplier Diversity A corporate awakening has brought diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) to the forefront, increasing visibility and funding for

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