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Why Faster Contracting Is Key to Keeping Shelves Stocked This Holiday Season

The news is full of stories warning that ongoing supply disruptions could negatively affect the traditionally busy holiday sales period. Factories aren't operating at capacity. There aren't ...

Survey: CLM Is a Top Priority for CPOs and CIOs

The roles of procurement and the chief procurement officer have grown steadily in importance and scope in recent years—particularly as they pertain to digital ...

Performance Today, Transformation Tomorrow: 3 Keys to Driving Value from the CPO's Office

In his 12 years as a supply chain executive at Airbus, culminating in his role as Chief Procurement Officer, Klaus Richter oversaw a sprawling ...

Talk, Walk, Commit: The Critical Role Your Contracts Play in Supplier Diversity

It's been a year since national protests for racial justice prompted corporations to promise action on numerous fronts, from how they hire to how ...

Can Your Contracts Move as Fast as the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

The most strategic procurement departments in the world already know: You can only be as agile as your contract processes. Key Takeaways: Agility ...

How to Ensure Your Supply Chain Is Ethical Enough for Gen Z

A new generation of shoppers is placing emphasis on buying ethically sourced goods. According to a new report on consumer trends from First Insight, ...

Designing a State-of-the-Art Procurement Strategy with Contract Intelligence

In the context of day-to-day business operations, procurement plays a critical part in creating cost savings for the company. But aspiring procurement leaders and ...

Supply Chain Risk and Contracts: Three (Difficult) Lessons Learned for a Post-Pandemic World

It's been one year since COVID-19 sent shock waves through the world's supply chains, creating disruptions at a scale few thought possible. Indeed, the ...

Why a More Diverse, Equitable Supply Chain Starts with Contracts

Supplier diversity is an old concept that is receiving renewed attention these days. Supplier diversity programs encourage companies to source goods and services from historically ...