A functional and cohesive procurement policy is vital to improving profitability. While clear standard operating procedures are important, it takes more to create efficiencies. The procurement ...

Procurement department organizational structures often -- but not always -- reflect the organizational structure of your business. Additional factors, such as communication patterns, the size of your ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpendEdge, a global procurement intelligence advisory firm, has announced the completion of their most recent whitepaper on tips for impactful procurement functions.

NOVI, Mich., Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To further accelerate its evolution to a more fully integrated global organization, Cooper Standard (NYSE: CPS) is transitioning its purchasing organization ...

Supply chain professionals have long known that sustainability must be a key piece of their strategy. After the last three years of disruptions, shortages, and instability, the capacity for supply ...

A context-aware approach to international purchasing may drive double-digit improvements in business performance. Ask any manager at a large organisation why the purchasing department matters, and the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpendEdge, a leading provider of procurement market intelligence solutions, has announced the completion of their cost benefit analysis for an auto parts manufacturer.

The key roles of procurement and finance departments are changing, morphing into a new, more integrated process. Not everybody is happy about the merging functions, but I think it's strange that ...

In our first post on the this topic, we highlighted the implications of the $62-billion U.S. government program to incentivize utilities to embrace best practices for streamlining procurement ...