Procurement

Respondents were asked to rank performance roadblocks on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 not at all and 7 representing to a very large extent. People scored between a 4 and 5, just outpacing technology, tasks and structure. All the answers scored higher than a 4, indicating procurement professionals are facing a series of challenges in performing their jobs.

Bid$ense allowed IL2000 to manage all bid responses through a single integrated dashboard, giving them the ability to process bids faster, manage the increasing scope of bids, and get more out of each procurement event.

A circular approach to sustainability challenges how organizations currently approach supplier interactions, sourcing materials, product lifecycles, recycling (downcycling and upcycling), and business models.

Operationalizing Climate and Social Goals in Supply Chain Operations is a must-read report for supply chain, procurement, finance, and other business leaders who are looking to enhance environmental, social, and governance performance.

A conversation with Antwaun Griffin, General Manager for Socially Responsible Purchasing, Amazon Business.

A conversation with Antwaun Griffin, General Manager for Socially Responsible Purchasing, Amazon Business.

Read this full IL2000 case study to see what Dave Kiesling, former VP of Capacity and Logistics Engineering at IL2000, has to say about the SMC³ Bid$ense procurement tool.

Listen in as Skyler Covington discusses the sourcing strategies making a difference at Sonoco Products.

Supply chain and procurement professionals are being called to manage their organizations' value chains in highly challenging macroeconomic conditions, it is important to have visibility into inflation indices like the consumer price index and producer price index inflation.

Frank McKay, Jabil’s chief supply chain and procurement officer, is leading with the basics that are too often ignored

Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Sarah Carpenter, Director at Assent, discuss human rights, forced labor, and sustainability in global supply chains. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, hosts this episode of The Frictionless Supply Chain.

The tactics best-in-class sourcing teams are using to win in volatile markets.

Many companies globally have kept the procurement and supply chain functions independent of each other, consequently, they have not been able to leverage the efficiency of merging the two.

Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Kari Kammel, the Director of the Anti-counterfeiting and Product Protection Center at Michigan State University.

Get actionable insights to effectively deal with disruption and uncertainty and learn supply chain and procurement strategies that can help your business thrive in the new normal.