• Building a Business Case for Strategic Supplier Relationship Management

Building a business case for investing in strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) can be challenging. It is a matter of measuring value through quantification of financial and relationship results.- By Sherry Bloom

• Research-supported Methods for Advancing Corporate Equality

Combining the well-meant aims of equality efforts with practical, data-driven methods can offer businesses realistic, research supported tactics for advancing corporate equality.

• The Value of Strategic Supplier Relationship Management: Building the Business Case

Formal supplier relationship management (SRM) systems are becoming more popular in the market place. With the advent of web-based technologies and cloud computing, the stand alone system is no longer the only option. Businesses can now build end to end SRM systems for evaluating and managing their...

• Outsourcing Risks Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Great Results

Start by finding partners to build long-term relationships

• Shared Services Flourish in a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Successful shared services organizations operate in a culture of continuous improvement. It is a culture in which personal and collective accountability ensures the entire organization is working to generate full value under any set of business conditions.

• Digital Opportunities for Suppliers in the Energy Industry

The energy industry is being disrupted by technology across operations and infrastructure. The reality is that the industry is playing some catch-up, and that creates supplier opportunities. - By Donna Benjamin

• The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business

The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business Corporate social media accounts can strengthen brand and reputation. Now some companies are realizing it is the personal social media accounts of employees that have even more branding power than corporate accounts.

• A New Look for Supply Chains in the Post-Pandemic World

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving many rapid changes in the business world, including within global and domestic supply chains. Companies have had to scramble to keep goods and services flowing, but now it is time to take the lessons learned and future-proof the supply chain for success in the coming...

• Managing the Contingent Labor Force Supply Chain to Reach Diversity Goals

Managing the Contingent Labor Force Supply Chain to Reach Diversity GoalsContingent labor is frequently sourced from staffing agencies and treated separately from employees. A better approach is to develop a staffing supply chain that can offer quality diverse talent who are included in the diversit...

• Leading—Edge Suppliers Drive Transformation in the Insurance Industry

The insurance industry is ripe with supplier opportunities as companies transform their claims processing to achieve operational excellence, and products and services to enhance their competitive advantage. Technology is at the heart of the transformation. - By Donna Benjamin

• Integrating SRM and Strategic Sourcing to Improve Global Procurement

SRM is a natural element of strategic sourcing because the objective of both is to develop suppliers who bring high value to the organization. - By Debra Jenkins

• Negotiating a Supplier Contract Through the SRM Lens

Contract negotiations with a supplier is the point at which a business should begin building a positive relationship for the long term. The negotiation process is about much more than price. It is about developing a collaborative association to create value for the supplier and buyer. - By Lena Hara...

• Capitalizing on Synergies between Supplier Diversity and SRM

By definition, strategic suppliers are key to an organization’s ability to succeed. In a multicultural, global business environment, organizations should emphasize the ‘R’ in SRM and nurture strategic relationships with diverse suppliers. - By Sharon Ross

• Water Scarcity: The New #1 Concern For Supply Chains

As a potential supply chain disrupter, water scarcity is rapidly outpacing other concerns for companies around the globe.

• The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business

The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business Corporate social media accounts can strengthen brand and reputation. Now some companies are realizing it is the personal social media accounts of employees that have even more branding power than corporate accounts.

• Creating Long-Term Supplier Relationships of Value Through Negotiations

Creating Long-Term Supplier Relationships of Value Through NegotiationsNegotiating with a critical supplier can be turned into an opportunity to create value through a long-term collaborative strategic supplier relationship. The key is to get the partnership going on solid ground from day one of the...

• Forming New Relationships Between Procurement and Internal Customers

Forming New Relationships Between Procurement and Internal CustomersIn the past, most procurement functions focused on developing good supplier relationships. Today, the modern procurement function also develops good relationships with internal customers, to become an agile collaborative partner in ...

• Diversity & Ethics are Hallmarks of KPMG’s Culture

It takes some courage in this age of financial crisis, regulation, and sophisticated technology to operate an audit, tax and advisory services firm. Yet that is exactly what global giant KPMG International successfully accomplishes in 156 countries by relying on over 152,000 professionals, while mai...

• Building a Culture of Continuous Process Improvement

What do Toyota, the United States Marine Corps and Minority and Women’s Businesses (MWBEs) have in common? The answer is they have benefitted from continuous process improvement (CPI). The goal of this business approach is to create an organization in which every function and process performed is al...