Digital transformation is high on the agenda of most organizations in 2020, underpinned by the immediate pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s never been more critical to understand the path forward for expanding digital capabilities at pace.
While traveller safety remains the priority, reduced travel levels present buyers with the opportunity to consolidate spending and accelerate sustainability
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Roche show how they used a ’hackathon’ event to create a roadmap that drove them closer to the business’s wider strategic goals.
A combination of technology, relationships and leadership are key to driving both sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress, explains IntegrityNext’s Nick Heine
Return to the office will be slow, phased, and regionally dependant – and in some cases – optional. Procurement Leaders recently hosted a roundtable discussion among several procurement leaders on how they are tackling remote working and the eventual return to the office
Companies are adapting to the coronavirus pandemic by downsizing their real estate portfolios, implementing safety-related technologies and adjusting the scope of facilities services
Local execution may be the best way to embed sustainability into procurement, but it demands systems and processes that encourage coordination
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche hosted its annual supplier day virtually this year, focussing its collaboration efforts on accelerating the speed of innovation.
Procurement professionals are motivated mainly by opportunities to advance their careers and get involved in interesting work
Philips reveals how it developed a new supplier auditing system, which segments the supply base into four groups, to reinstate sustainability as a valuable opportunity for continuous improvement
Procurement teams can reduce costs by influencing intra-organisational activities through demand levers, such as demand management, specifications management and cost modelling.
By pursuing supplier diversity in both public and private sector organisations, we have the power to make a long-lasting difference, writes MSDUK founder Mayank Shah
Lighting manufacturer Osram’s scouting team is at the heart of the innovation process, bringing inventive solutions to the table from new and existing partners.