Sourcing Strategies
Strategic sourcing is a systematic, long term and holistic approach to acquiring the current and future needs of an organisation. It ...
Specifications
Specifications set out the detailed requirements for the products or services you are buying. They make sure that the products and ...
Specifications - 5 Rights
In procurement, a specification is a detailed description of the goods or services required. It forms part of what are known as an RFQ ...
Spend Analysis
In an increasingly complex world of global supply chains, procuring organisations are exerting pressure on their procurement functions ...
Stakeholder Management
A stakeholder is someone who has an interest or concern in the organisation. In procurement a stakeholder is directly or indirectly ...
Strategic Performance Objectives of Operations Management
Operations management helps to make sure that quality products and services are produced in the right quantity at minimum cost with a ...
Supplier Performance Management
Procurement is about buying goods and services at the right price and quality. But how do you know that you are getting it right? ...
Supplier Performance Management - The Interview
I am joined by Duncan, a U.K expert in procurement and supply. We are talking about managing the performance of your suppliers, and how ...
Supplier Performance Scorecard
It is important to know that your organisation is getting the products and services from its suppliers for which you have paid. With ...
Supplier Preferencing
What is it Procurement teams may invest significant amounts of time and money undertaking spend analysis of all procurement expenditure ...
Supplier Relationship Management Podcast
During this podcast we explain how procurement and supply can be harnessed to help millions of Africans have access to the best care ...
Supplier Selection and Supplier Appraisal
Choosing the right supplier is critical: the products you buy make up between 40% and 60% of end product sales and have a direct impact ...