• Mitigating Cyber Security Risks in the Supply Chain

Mitigating Cyber Security Risks in the Supply ChainMinimizing cyber risks in the supply chain is a modern challenge needing urgent attention across industries.

• 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.

• Aligning Minority Supplier Development with Procurement Trends and Issues

Aligning Minority Supplier Development with Procurement Trends and IssuesImprove the Effectiveness of your Programming by Linking it with Current Challenges

• 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...

• Circular Supply Chain Meets the Circular Economy and Everyone Wins

Take the principles of the circular economy and apply them to the supply chain, and the result is a stronger corporate sustainability effort. Still in its early stages, the circular supply chain takes the next steps beyond the linear supply chain.

• Procurement in the Cloud Reaches New Heights

Sourcing and procurement have been slow to adopt the cloud as a value adding technology. It is a situation that is rapidly changing as the cloud matures and becomes a value adder through lower risk, more efficiency, and lower cost. - By Gerald Donald

• Developing A World-Class Supplier Program Requires Commitment and A Vision to Be The Best

Developing A World-Class Supplier Program Requires Commitment and A Vision to Be The BestBusiness owners work hard to make gains and strive to be the best. But how do they know whether their work is paying off? How can they tell whether they are getting closer to being the industry standard, or whet...

• Outsourcing Risks Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Great Results

Start by finding partners to build long-term relationships

• Women Suppliers Bring Essential Qualities to Corporate Clients

The business environment has transformed into one where networking and collaboration skills are essential, and environmental sustainability and social consciousness must be core corporate values. Women suppliers can bring the right values and focus to strengthen the corporate client's supply ch...

• Taking Advantage of Supply Chain Segmentation in The Technology Industry

Companies, especially those with global supply chains, are moving toward supply chain segmentation for more effective management and higher profitability. Suppliers who understand this trend are in a better position to take advantage of the segmentation for business growth. - By James Hsu

• 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...

• New Roles for Procurement Through Digitization

The procurement function is undergoing rapid digitization, and the transformation is an earthquake of change. The entire process is being shaken up, and now is the time to reinvent in order to avoid being left in the rubble. - By Sharon Ross

• For a More Just Supply Chain: Ending Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

For a More Just Supply Chain: Ending Human Trafficking and Forced LaborEnding human trafficking in supply chains is possible through business model changes and collaboration with governments. Holding suppliers accountable by changing price expectations and increasing transparency are just two strate...

• Developing a structure to help small businesses manage more effectively

Developing a structure to help small businesses manage more effectivelyA Strong Board is Essential in Realizing the Vision of the Company

• 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

• Crowdfunding: Giving Minority Businesses Hope

The fact that the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency felt compelled to prepare a January 2010 report “Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority-Owned Businesses: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs,” is disturbing. Given the ...

• Collaboration the Key to Successful Manufacturer Supply Chain Transformation

When a manufacturing firm decides to develop a digital supply chain, the business can enjoy a host of advantages that include performance improvements. The advantages also come with a number of risks unless the transformation approach includes cross-functional collaboration and integration of data f...

• Turning Data Analytics into Value in the Supply Chain

Producing data analytics is not the same as converting analytics into value-producing decisions that maximize the supply chain ROI. Turning data analytics into action is an imperative for the digital global supply chain, but it requires a new way of thinking.

• Outsourcing Is Not For Everyone Look At The Numbers First

In today’s market environment if you want your business to thrive you need to be:

• More to Procurement than Procuring: Creating Supplier Social Groups

The use of social media as a business technology for innovation and problem solving is growing. It is natural they are turning to supplier social media groups to take advantage of the synergy of supplier relationships. - By Joshua Ferdinand

• Social Media and Supplier Diversity Make Innovative Partnerships

Social media is transforming supplier diversity by deepening corporate-supplier partnerships through increased connectedness. It is also increasing opportunities on both sides of the equation. - By Valerie Gomez

• Strategies for Closing the Gap Between Sourcing and Procurement

If the right hand of sourcing and the left hand of procurement don’t know what each is doing, a costly gap with lost opportunities develops. The key to closing the gap is Supplier Relationship Management. - By Sherry Bloom

• Best Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management

Minimizing cyber risks up and down the supply chain is an important step in strengthening cybersecurity. Suppliers and their customers need to work together to develop and implement best practices. - By Wilfred Smith

• 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.

• Leveraging the Procurement Process Through Category Management

At the heart of procurement category management is teamwork. Category management relies on cross-functional teamwork to leverage full organizational capabilities, and heading the effort is procurement. - By Gerald Donald

• Sustainability in the Financial Industry Supply Chain

Sustainability in the financial industry has a much broader definition than in other industries. This equates to greater supplier opportunities to contribute to social and environmental impacts. - By Wilfred Smith

• CEO Turns Passion for Keeping People Safe into Successful Business

Arbill’s mission is helping family members return home safely each day. Thousands of workers have done just that thanks to Arbill’s product innovations.

• IT and Business Process Outsourcing Minority Companies are Exploring New Approaches to IT and BPO

Minority Companies are Exploring New Approaches to IT and BPO. By Shaniqua Thomas

• Balancing Strategic Sourcing With Supplier Diversity

Procurement professionals are faced with the challenge of securing business savings using a variety of strategies. These strategies include: establishing quality competitive bidding standards, analyzing product specifications, global sourcing and working with business departments to blend procuremen...

• Maintaining Best-in-Class Internal Supply Chain Management

Maintaining Best-in-Class Internal Supply Chain ManagementSupply chain management can no longer put strategies in place and call it a done deal. It is important to improve the operation by taking periodic stock of what is working and what is not working for the good of internal stakeholders and the ...